Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Full reference: M. G. Vucetich. 1989. Rodents (Mammalia) of the Lacayani fauna revisited (Deseadan, Bolivia). Comparison with new Chinchillidae and Cephalomyidae from Argentina. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 11(4):233-247
Belongs to Eoviscaccia according to M. G. Vucetich 1989
See also Vucetich et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Eoviscaccia boliviana, Eoviscaccia frassinettii
Type specimen: MACN CH 1297, a tooth (left m1 or m2). Its type locality is Cabeza Blanca, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial shale/claystone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (8 collections)
• Deseadan of Argentina (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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