†Steiromys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)
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Parent taxon: Erethizontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also Ameghino 1894, Fields 1957, McKenna and Bell 1997, Patterson 1958 and Walton 1997
Sister taxa: Eosteiromys, Erethizontidae, Kichkasteiromys, Nuyuyomys, Plesiosteiromys, Shapajamys
Subtaxa: Steiromys detentus Steiromys duplicatus Steiromys intermedius Steiromys principalis Steiromys pseudonectus Steiromys segregatus
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (18 collections), Chile (1), Colombia (3), Peru (1)
• Oligocene of Colombia (1)
Total: 24 collections including 36 occurrences
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