†Prolagostomus rosendoi Vucetich 1984 (chinchilid)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Full reference: M. G. Vucetich. 1984. Los roedores de la Edad Friasense (Mioceno medio) de Patagonia. Revista del Museo de la Plata (Nuova serie) Paleontologia 50(8):47-126
Belongs to Prolagostomus according to M. G. Vucetich 1984
Sister taxa: Prolagostomus oblicuidens, Prolagostomus pusillus
Type specimen: MLP 76-VIII-30-3, a partial skull (porcion de craneo con P4-M3 izquierdos y P4-M2 derechos). Its type locality is Ingeniero Jacobacci, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial tuff in Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Ingeniero Jacobacci
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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