Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Synonym: Pithanotomys cordubensis Ameghino 1889 [replaced name]

Full reference: D. H. Verzi, E. P. Tonni, O. A. Scaglia and J. O. San Cristóbal. 2002. The fossil record of the desert-adapted South American rodent Tympanoctomys (Rodentia, Octodontidae). Paleoenvironmental and biogeographic signi¢cance. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 179(1):149-158

Belongs to Tympanoctomys according to D. H. Verzi et al. 2002

See also Ameghino 1889

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Tympanoctomys cordubensis: MACN A-1476 (holotype of Pithanotomys cordubensis), a mandible (anterior portion of a left hemimandible with incisor and dp4-m2)
• Pithanotomys cordubensis:

Ecology: semifossorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Alpa Corral (Pliocene to Pliocene of Argentina)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.