†Plataeomys elongatus Rovereto 1914 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Full reference: C. Rovereto. 1914. Los Estratos Araucanos y sus fósiles. Anales del Museo de Historia Natural de Buenos Aire 25:1-247
Belongs to Plataeomys according to C. Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Plataeomys brevis, Plataeomys innominatus, Plataeomys scindens
Subtaxa: Plataeomys elongatus mendocina
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plataeomys elongatus in the database
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