Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Full reference: P. Bondesio. 1985. Un nuevo roedor Cardiotheriinae (Hidrochoeridae) del departamento de Belen, provincia de Catamarca. Inferencias paleoambientales. Probable edad de los sedimentos portadores. Ameghiniana 21(2):280-284
Belongs to Procardiatherium according to P. Bondesio 1985
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 septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium matercula, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Anchimys leidyi, Eucardiodon affinis, Cardiodon marshii
Type specimen: MLP 28-X-8-26, a mandible (porcion mandibular izquierda con parte del p4, m1 y parte del m2). Its type locality is Puerta de Corral Quemado, which is in a Huayquerian/Montehermosan terrestrial horizon in the Corral Quemado Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: found only at Puerta de Corral Quemado
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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