†subfamily Adelphomyinae Patterson and Pascual 1968 (spiny rat)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Full reference: B. Patterson and R. Pascual. 1968. New echimyid rodents from the Oligocene of Patagonia, and a synopsis of the family. Breviora 301:1-14
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to B. Patterson and R. Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: 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, Rhizoplagiodontia, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: Prostichomys Ricardomys
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
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