Perimys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae

Synonym: Sphiggomys Ameghino 1887

Parent taxon: Neoepiblemidae according to S. F. VizcaĆ­no et al. 2022

See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894, Busker et al. 2020, McKenna and Bell 1997, Rasia and Candela 2018 and Vucetich et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Doryperimys, Neoepiblema, Phoberomys

Subtaxa: Perimys ameghinoi Perimys dissimilis Perimys erutus Perimys incavatus Perimys incurvus Perimys intermedius Perimys onustus Perimys puellus Perimys scalabrinianus Perimys transversus Perimys zonatus

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Type: Perimys scalaris

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection)

• Miocene of Argentina (37), Chile (3)

Total: 41 collections including 65 occurrences

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