Trinomys Thomas 1921 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to Thomas 1921

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Abismo Iguatemi (Quaternary of Brazil)

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