Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Alternative combination: Xenohydrochoerus ballesterensis
Full reference: C. Rusconi. 1949. El puelchense de Buenos Aires y su fauna (Plioceno Medio) segunda parte. Publicaciones del Instituto de Fisiographia y Geologia 36:100-262
Belongs to Hydrochoerus according to A. Mones and J. Ojasti 1986
Sister taxa: Hydrochoerus gaylordi, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Hydrochoerus isthmius, Hydrochoerus perturbidus, Hydrochoerus tarijensis, Xenohydrochoerus gracilis
Type specimen: n. 556, a mandible. Its type locality is Villa Ballester, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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