Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Full reference: D. H. Verzi and C. A. Quintana. 2005. The caviomorph rodents from the San Andrés Formation, east-central Argentina, and global Late Pliocene climatic change. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 219(3-4):303-320
Belongs to Cavia according to D. H. Verzi and C. A. Quintana 2005
Sister taxa: Cavia (Cavia), Cavia aperea, Cavia cabrerai, Cavia fulgida, Cavia intermedia, Cavia lamingnae, Cavia magna, Cavia oeningensis, Cavia patzelti, Cavia porcellus, Cavia tschudii, Cavia vates
Type specimen: MACN 19721. Its type locality is Santa Isabel, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in the San Andres Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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