Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Alternative combination: Hydrochoerus paranensis
Synonyms: Anchimys marshi Ameghino 1891, Cardiatherium denticulatum Ameghino 1885, Cardiatherium doeringi Ameghino 1883, Cardiatherium petrosum Ameghino 1885, Eucardiodon marshi Ameghino 1891, Plexochoerus petrosus Ameghino 1885, Procardiatherium crassum Ameghino 1885, Procardiatherium simplicidens Ameghino 1885
Belongs to Cardiatherium according to A. Mones 1991
See also Ameghino 1883, Ameghino 1885, Francis and Mones 1965, Mones and Castiglioni 1979, Vucetich et al. 2005 and Vucetich et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium scillatoyanei, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis
Type specimens:
- Cardiatherium paranense: MLP 40-XI-15-1, a mandible (left mandibular ramus with p4-m3). Its type locality is Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm., which is in a Huayquerian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Ituzaingo Formation of Argentina.
- Anchimys marshi:
- Cardiatherium denticulatum:
- Cardiatherium doeringi:
- Cardiatherium petrosum:
- Procardiatherium crassum:
- Procardiatherium simplicidens:
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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