from Arnal et al 2017: Type series. MLP 15-410a, left mandible with m1-3; MACN- A 237, right mandible with dp4-m3; MACN-A 238, right mandible with dp4-m3; MACN-A 4075, right mandible with dp4-m1. Lectotype. MLP 15-410a Patterson (UMS, pers. comm.) and Pascual, 1967. Paralectotypes. MACN-A 237, MACN-A 238, MACN-A 4075. Referred material. (Supplementary appendix 1)
Belongs to Acarechimys according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022
See also Verzi et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Acarechimys gracilis, Acarechimys leucotheae, Acarechimys minutissimus, Acarechimys pascuali
Type specimen: MLP 15-410a, MACN- A 237, MACN-A 238, MACN-A 4075, a mandible (MLP 15-410a, left mandible with m1-3; MACN- A 237, right mandible with dp4-m3; MACN-A 238, right mandible with dp4-m3; MACN-A 4075, right mandible with dp4-m1). Its type locality is Barrancas Blancas upper (section between Estancia Santa Lucia & Aguada Grande), which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (15 collections), Bolivia (1), Chile (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
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