Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1897. Mammiféres crétacés de l’Argentine (Deuxième contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique de couches à Pyrotherium) [Cretaceous mammals of Argentina (second contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Pyrotherium Beds)]. Boletin Instituto Geografico Argentino 18(4–9):406-521
Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to M. A. Pérez et al. 2018
See also Ameghino 1897, Busker et al. 2020, McKenna and Bell 1997, Pérez and Vucetich 2012, Vucetich et al. 2015 and Wood and Patterson 1959
Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Banderomys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys
Subtaxa: Asteromys bolivianus Asteromys puelche Asteromys punctus
Type: Asteromys punctus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (10)
• Oligocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
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