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Taxonomy
Aenigmys was named by Vucetich et al. (2005). Its type is Aenigmys diamantensis.
It was assigned to Caviomorpha by Vucetich et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Caviomorpha by Vucetich et al. (2005).
Species
A. diamantensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Aenigmys Vucetich 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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. G. Vucetich et al. 2005 | Medium-sized caviomorph rodent; protohypsodont with cement in the flexids, trilophodont lower molars with the central lophid unusually wide; posterolophid attached to the rest of the tooth by a narrow isthmus; presence of isolated pillars in the hypoflexid; enamel band irregular in thickness with bulbous portions; presence of longitudinal crests in the enamel–dentine junction. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Argentina (Entre Ríos) | A. diamantensis (141592) |