Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Full reference: L. Kerber, M. C. J.r. Bissaro, F. R. Negri, J. P. Souza-Filho, E. Guilherme and A. S. Hsiou. 2018. A new rodent (Caviomorpha: Dinomyidae) from the upper Miocene of southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. Historical Biology 30(7):985-993
Belongs to Ferigolomys according to L. Kerber et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UFAC 6460, a partial skull (fragment of skull with cheek teeth with right P4–M1 and left P4–M2.). Its type locality is Niteroi, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimões Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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