Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Alternative combination: Contracavia matercula
Full reference: G. Burmeister. 1885. Examen critico de los mamiferos y reptiles fosiles denominados por D. Augusto Bravard y mencionados en su obra precedente. Annales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3:93-174
Belongs to Procardiatherium according to Mones 1984
See also Burmeister 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, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Procardiatherium matercula in the database
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