†Pseudoplataeomys Kraglievich 1934 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Parent taxon: Octodontidae according to C. M. Deschamps et al. 2012
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Eoctodon, Eucoelophorus, Massoiamys, Metacaremys, Octodontinae, Octodontomys, Octomys, Palaeoctodon, Phthoramys, Phtoramys, Pithanotomys, Plataeomys
Subtaxa: Pseudoplataeomys formosus Pseudoplataeomys innominatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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