†Neosteiromys pattoni Candela 2004 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Coendidae
Full reference: A. M. Candela. 2004. A new giant porcupine (Rodentia, Erethizontidae) from the late Miocene of Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3):732-741
Belongs to Neosteiromys according to A. M. Candela 2004
Sister taxa: Neosteiromys bombifrons, Neosteiromys tordillense
Type specimen: MNH 92-1-1, a skull (Skull and dentary). Its type locality is Entre Ríos, which is in a Messinian terrestrial sandstone in the Andalhuala Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Entre Ríos
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