Cardiomys ameghinorum Rovereto 1914 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Full reference: C. Rovereto. 1914. Los Estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Buenos Aire 25:1-247

Belongs to Cardiomys according to C. Rovereto 1914

Sister taxa: Cardiomys (Pseudocardiomys), Cardiomys andinus, Cardiomys cavinus, Cardiomys leufuensis, Cardiomys mesopotamicus

Subtaxa: Cardiomys ameghinorum latidens

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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