Luantus Ameghino 1899 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Alternative spelling: Luanthus

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

See also Ameghino 1902, Kramarz 2006, Kramarz et al. 2010, McKenna and Bell 1997, Vucetich et al. 2010 and Wood and Patterson 1959

Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys

Subtaxa: Luanthus initialis Luantus minor Luantus propheticus Luantus sompallwei Luantus toldensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (17 collections), Chile (3)

Total: 20 collections including 24 occurrences

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