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†family Acaremyidae Wood 1949 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Acaremyidae

Alternative spelling: Acaremyinae

Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015

See also Arnal and Vucetich 2015, Kramarz 2004, Kramarz et al. 2010, Vucetich et al. 2015, Vucetich et al. 2014, Wood 1949 and Wood and Patterson 1959

Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys

Subtaxa: Acaremys Galileomys Platypittamys Pseudoacaremys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (29 collections), Peru (1)

• Deseadan of Argentina (2)

• Oligocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 33 collections including 44 occurrences

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