Schistomys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eocardiidae

Parent taxon: Eocardiinae according to A. E. Wood and B. Patterson 1959

See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Schistomys crassus Schistomys ellipticus Schistomys erro

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections), Chile (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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