Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Belongs to Kiyutherium according to Yrigoyen 1993
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, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium denticulatum
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: found only at Balneario La Loberia (of Angulo & Casamiquela 1982) ( of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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