Euryzygomatomys Goeldi 1901 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to G. S. Carvalho and L. O. Salles 2004
See also Marshall and Sempere 1991 and Patterson and Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bolivia (1 collection), Brazil (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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