Anchimys leidyi Ameghino 1885 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae

Alternative combination: Cardiodon leidyi

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205

Belongs to Anchimys according to Ameghino 1886

See also Ameghino 1885

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, Kiyutherium scillatoyanei, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Eucardiodon affinis, Cardiodon marshii, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis

Ecology: amphibious grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anchimys leidyi in the database

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