†Branisamyopsis Candela 2003 (porcupine)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Full reference: A. M. Candela. 2003. A new porcupine (Rodentia, Hystricognathi, Erethizontidae) from the Early and Middle Miocene of Patagonia. Ameghiniana 40(3):483-493
Parent taxon: Erethizontidae according to A. M. Candela 2003
See also Vucetich et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Cholamys, Coendou, Eopululo, Erethizon, Erethizontinae, Hyposteiromys, Hypsosteiromys, Microsteiromys, Palaeosteiromys, Paradoxomys, Parasteiromys, Protosteiromys
Subtaxa: Branisamyopsis australis Branisamyopsis praesigmoides
Ecology: arboreal herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (11 collections)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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