†Plagiodontia araeum Ray 1964 (hutia)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Capromyidae

Synonym: Hyperplagiodontia stenocoronalis Rímoli 1977

Belongs to Plagiodontia according to C. E. Ray 1964

Sister taxon: Plagiodontia aedium

Type specimens:

  • Plagiodontia araeum: 7675, a tooth (Isolated upper left cheektooth)
  • Hyperplagiodontia stenocoronalis: 205907, a mandible (Right mandibular ramus with no teeth).

Ecology: scansorial herbivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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