†Sallamys pascuali Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970 (caviomorph)
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Full reference: R. Hoffstetter and R. Lavocat. 1970. Découverte dans le Déséadien de Bolivia de genres pentalophodontes appuyant les affinités africaines des Rongeurs Caviomorphes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris 271:172-175
Belongs to Sallamys according to R. Hoffstetter and R. Lavocat 1970
See also Lavocat 1976
Sister taxon: Sallamys woodi
Type specimen: SAL 101 A and 101 B, a skull (skull (101 A) and mandible (101 B)). Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Bolivia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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