Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Full reference: R. Pascual and P. Bondesio. 1968. Los Cardiatheriinae (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) de la formacion Arroyo (Plioceno inferior) de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana 5(7):237-251
Belongs to Procardiatherium according to R. Pascual and P. Bondesio 1968
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus
Type specimen: No 300 MMP, a mandible (porcion derecha de mandibula con p2 m?). Its type locality is Cauce Arroyo Chasico, frente al campo de Felipe Stefanazzi, which is in a Chasicoan terrestrial horizon in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Procardiatherium chasicoense in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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