†Myocastor brevirostris Rusconi 1944 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Belongs to Myocastor according to Rusconi 1944
Sister taxa: Myocastor coypus, Myocastor diligens, Myocastor ipriscus, Myopotamus obesus, Myopotamus australis, Myopotamus paranensis, Tramyocastor andiai, Tramyocastor majus
Type specimen: n1212, a mandible.
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution: found only at Villa Recondo (Pliocene of Argentina)
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