Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Belongs to Cardiatherium according to J. C. Francis and A. Jones 1965
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiotherium isseli, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium denticulatum
Type specimen: No 10-VIII-63-1 SPV - FHC, a partial skull (posterior part of skull and manible). Its type locality is Barrancas de San Gregorio (of Francis & Mones, 1965), which is in a Serravallian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Kiyu Formation of Uruguay.
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Miocene of Uruguay (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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