Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Parent taxon: Octodontidae according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also Deschamps et al. 2012, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rovereto 1914 and Verzi et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Eoctodon, Eucoelophorus, Massoiamys, Metacaremys, Octodontinae, Octodontomys, Octomys, Palaeoctodon, Phthoramys, Phtoramys, Plataeomys, Pseudoplataeomys
Subtaxa: Pithanotomys chapalmalensis Pithanotomys columnaris Pithanotomys cordubensis Pithanotomys intermedius Pithanotomys macer Pithanotomys orthorhynchus Pithanotomys similis Pithanotomys solisae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Argentina (18)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 22 collections including 26 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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