Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Alternative combination: Procardiatherium denticulatum
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 Kiyutherium according to Mones 1984
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 orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium rosendoi
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kiyutherium denticulatum in the database
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