Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Full reference: N. A. De Santi, D. H. Verzi, A. I. Olivaresa, P. Piñeroa, C. C. Morgana, M. E. Medinab, D. E. Riveroc and E. P. Tonnid. 2020. A new peculiar species of the subterranean rodent Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) from the Holocene of central Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 100:102499:1-10
Belongs to Ctenomys according to N. A. De Santi et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Ctenomys avitus, Ctenomys bonariensis, Ctenomys brachyrhinus, Ctenomys chapalmalensis, Ctenomys connoveri, Ctenomys cotocaensis, Ctenomys formosus, Ctenomys kraglievichi, Ctenomys magellanicus, Ctenomys rusconii, Ctenomys subassentiens, Ctenomys subquadratus, Ctenomys thomasi, Ctenomys uquiensis
Type specimen: MLP 2935, a partial skull. Its type locality is Quebrada del Real 1, which is in a Holocene cave horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Quebrada del Real 1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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