Matyoscor perditus Ameghino 1902 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Myocastoridae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Notas sobre algunos mamíferos fósiles nuevos ó poco conocidos del Valle de Tarija. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3(1):225-261

Belongs to Matyoscor according to F. Ameghino 1902

See also Frailey et al. 1980 and Kerber et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tarija, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in the Tarija Formation of Bolivia

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution: found only at Tarija

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