†Diaphoromys gamayensis Kraglievich 1931 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Belongs to Diaphoromys according to L. Kraglievich 1931
Sister taxa: Diaphoromys arctus, Diaphoromys mesopotamicus
Type specimen: MACN-Pv 6742, a mandible (eft hemimandible with p4 and m1 and right dentary with m1-m3). Its type locality is EstaciĆ³n Gamay, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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