†Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) incisus Ameghino 1888 (viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Alternative combinations: Lagostomus incisus, Viscaccia incisa

Synonyms: Lagostomus spicatus Ameghino 1888, Viscaccia spicata Ameghino 1888

Belongs to Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) according to L. L. Rasia and A. M. Candela 2013

See also Rovereto 1914

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) incisus: MACN−A1112, a partial skull (Anterior portion of skull with both incisors, complete tooth rows, and right fragment of basicranium). Its type locality is Farola Monte Hermoso, which is in a Montehermosan floodplain siltstone/siltstone in the Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.
  • Lagostomus spicatus:

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Argentina (9)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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