†Rhizoplagiodontia Woods 1989 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to L. Marivaux et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hexolobodon, Hoplomys, Isolobodon, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei
Type: Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Trouing Jérémie no. 5 (Quaternary of Haiti)
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