Massoiamys obliquus Vucetich 1978 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Belongs to Massoiamys according to Vucetich 1978

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MLP 76-VIII-30-2, a mandible (fragmento mandibular derecho con m2 fracturado y m3). Its type locality is Ingeniero Jacobacci, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial tuff in Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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