Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Full reference: N. A. De Santi, A. I. Olivares, P. Piñero, J. A. F. Villoldo, and D. H. Verzi. 2024. An exceptionally well-preserved fossil rodent of the South American subterranean clade Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae). Phylogeny and adaptive profile. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 31(3)
Belongs to Ctenomys according to N. A. De Santi et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Ctenomys bonariensis, Ctenomys brachyrhinus, Ctenomys chapalmalensis, Ctenomys connoveri, Ctenomys cotocaensis, Ctenomys formosus, Ctenomys kraglievichi, Ctenomys magellanicus, Ctenomys rusconii, Ctenomys subassentiens, Ctenomys subquadratus, Ctenomys thomasi, Ctenomys uquiensis, Ctenomys viarapaensis
Type specimen: MLP-Pv 91-IV-25–212, a partial skeleton (almost complete skull and jaw, and 45% of the postcranial elements). Its type locality is Costa Bonita, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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