Maquiamys praecursor Boivin et al. 2019 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

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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