†Phtoramys Ameghino 1887 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae
Parent taxon: Octodontidae according to C. M. Deschamps et al. 2012
See also Deschamps 2005 and Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Eoctodon, Eucoelophorus, Massoiamys, Metacaremys, Octodontinae, Octodontomys, Octomys, Palaeoctodon, Phthoramys, Pithanotomys, Plataeomys, Pseudoplataeomys
Subtaxa: Phtoramys hidalguense Phtoramys homogenidens Phtoramys pulcher
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (4 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (9)
• Miocene of Argentina (3)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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