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Taxonomy
Cephalomys bolivianus was named by Lavocat (1976). Its type specimen is MNHN SAL 164, a partial skull (anterior portion of cranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.
It was recombined as Asteromys bolivianus by Pérez et al. (2018) and Busker et al. (2020).
It was recombined as Asteromys bolivianus by Pérez et al. (2018) and Busker et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Cephalomys bolivianus Lavocat |
| 2018 | Asteromys bolivianus Pérez et al. |
| 2020 | Asteromys bolivianus Busker et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Asteromys bolivianus Lavocat 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available