Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Synonyms: Chapalmatherium irenense Reig 1958, Chapalmatherium perturbidum Ameghino 1889, Hydrochoerus lydekkeri Moreno 1888, Hydrocoerus lydekkeri Moreno 1888, Neoanchimys pisanoi Pascual and Bondesio 1961, Protohydrochoerus perturbidus Ameghino 1889, Protohydrochoerus rothi Rovereto 1914
Belongs to Phugatherium according to Ameghino 1887
See also Mones 1972, Moreno 1888, Prado et al. 1998, Rovereto 1914 and Vucetich et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Phugatherium dichroplax, Phugatherium novum, Anchimysops radicei, Anchimysops dubius, Anchimysops villalobosi
Type specimens:
- Phugatherium cataclisticum: MLP 60-IV-7-1, a mandible
- Chapalmatherium irenense:
- Hydrochoerus lydekkeri:
- Neoanchimys pisanoi: Its type locality is Monte Hermoso, which is in a Montehermosan terrestrial siltstone in the Monte Hermoso Formation of Argentina.
- Protohydrochoerus perturbidus:
- Protohydrochoerus rothi:
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (8 collections)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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