†Maquiamys praecursor Boivin et al. 2019 (caviomorph)
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Synonym: Scleromys praecursor Boivin et al. 2017 [objective synonym]
Full reference: M. Boivin, L. Marivaux, and P. O. Antoine. 2019. L'apport du registre paléogène d'Amazonie sur la diversification initiale des Caviomorpha (Hystricognathi, Rodentia): implications phylogénétiques, macroévolutives et paléobiogéographiques. Geodiversitas 41(1):143-245
Belongs to Maquiamys according to M. Boivin et al. 2019
See also Boivin et al. 2017
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Maquiamys praecursor: MUSM 2888, a tooth (M1 and M2)
- Scleromys praecursor: MUSM 2888, a tooth. Its type locality is CTA-61, which is in an Oligocene channel conglomerate in the Chambira Formation of Peru.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at CTA-61 (Oligocene of Peru)
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