†Tetrastylus Ameghino 1886 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Synonyms: Loxomylus Cope 1869, Protelicomys Kraglievich 1931, Tetrastylopsis Kraglievich 1931
Parent taxon: Eumegamyinae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
See also Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Arazamys, Isostylomys
Subtaxa: Tetrastylus angustidens Tetrastylus araucanus Tetrastylus atrophiatus Tetrastylus intermedius Tetrastylus laevigatus Tetrastylus montanus
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Argentina (2)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (12)
• Miocene of Argentina (2), Brazil (3), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (2)
Total: 23 collections including 34 occurrences
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