†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, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Prostichomys Ricardomys

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (10 collections), Chile (2), Colombia (2), Peru (1)

• Oligocene of Peru (3)

Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences

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