Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Belongs to Cavia according to A. Gava et al. 2012
See also Deschamps 2005 and Dunnum and Salazar-Bravo 2010
Sister taxa: Cavia (Cavia), Cavia cabrerai, Cavia fulgida, Cavia galileoi, Cavia intermedia, Cavia lamingnae, Cavia magna, Cavia oeningensis, Cavia patzelti, Cavia porcellus, Cavia tschudii, Cavia vates
Subtaxa: Cavia aperea aperea Cavia aperea guianae Cavia aperea hypoleuca Cavia aperea nana Cavia aperea pamparum
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 3.60, humerus diameter 3.70, radius diameter 1.50, tibia diameter 3.60
Estimated body mass: 450.1 g based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (4 collections), Brazil (3)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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