Praectenomys rhombidens Quintana 1994 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Synonym: Praectenomys vagus Villaroel 1975

Full reference: C. A. Quintana. 1994. Sistematica y anatomia funcional del roedor Ctenomyinae Praectenomys (Caviomorpha: Octodontidae) del Plioceno de Bolivia. Revista tecnica de YPFB 15(1-2):175-185

Belongs to Praectenomys according to C. A. Quintana 1994

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Praectenomys rhombidens: GB 011, a partial skull (anterior part of the skull.)
  • Praectenomys vagus: GB 010.

Ecology: fossorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Umala, La Paz (Pliocene to Pliocene of Bolivia)

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