Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027
Parent taxon: Caviidae according to F. Ameghino 1889
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Allocavia, Cardiomyinae, Cardiomys, Cavia, Caviinae, Caviodon, Caviops, Dolicavia, Dolichotinae, Dolichotis, Hydrochoerinae, Kerodon, Microcavia, Neocavia, Pascualia, Procardiomys, Prodolichotis, Propediolagus
Subtaxa: Orthomyctera andina Orthomyctera brocherense Orthomyctera chapalmalense Orthomyctera lacunosa Orthomyctera lata Orthomyctera rigens Orthomyctera vaga
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (13 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (9), Bolivia (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (2), Bolivia (1)
Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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