†Prolagostomus Ameghino 1887 (chinchilid)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Synonyms: Scotaeumys Ameghino 1887, Sphaeromys Ameghino 1887
Parent taxon: Chinchillidae according to S. F. VizcaĆno et al. 2022
See also Ameghino 1894, Kramarz 2002 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Chinchilla, Eoviscaccia, Incamys, Lagidium, Lagostominae, Miochinchilla, Pliolagostomus, Scotamys, Sphodromys
Subtaxa: Prolagostomus oblicuidens Prolagostomus pusillus Prolagostomus rosendoi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (24 collections), Bolivia (3), Chile (4)
Total: 31 collections including 39 occurrences
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