Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: M. Arnal, M. E. Pérez, L. M. Tejada Medina and K. E. Campbell. 2022. The high taxonomic diversity of the Palaeogene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from Santa Rosa (Peru, South America) framed within a new geochronological context. Historical Biology 34(12):2350-2373

Parent taxon: Caviomorpha according to M. Arnal et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Aenigmys, Balsayacuy, Cachiyacuy, Canaanimys, Cavioidea, Cephalomyidae, Chachapoyamys, Chambiramys, Chinchillidae, Chinchilloidea, Erethizontoidea, Luribayomys, Luribayomys masticator, Octodontoidea, Palmiramys, Palmiramys waltheri, Pozomys, Tacheria, Tarapotomys, Zetamyidae

Subtaxa: Vucetichimys pretrilophodontia

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Type: Vucetichimys pretrilophodontia

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289) (Oligocene of Peru)

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