Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae
Synonyms: Dabbenea Kraglievich 1926, Perumys Kretzoi and Voros 1989
Parent taxon: Neoepiblemidae according to L. L. Rasia and A. M. Candela 2018
See also Bondesio and Bocquentin Villanueva 1988, Kretzoi and Voros 1989, McKenna and Bell 1997, Mones 1980, Negri and Ferigolo 1999 and Paula Couto 1956
Sister taxa: Doryperimys, Neoepiblema, Perimys
Subtaxa: Dabbenea insolita Dabbenea lozanoi Dabbenea minima Phoberomys bordasi Phoberomys burmeisteri Phoberomys gyulavarii Phoberomys pattersoni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Peru (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1), Venezuela (3)
• Miocene of Brazil (7), Peru (1), Venezuela (10)
Total: 23 collections including 37 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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