Full reference: M. G. Vucetich and D. H. Verzi. 1996. A peculiar octodontoid (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) with terraced molars from the Lower Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(2):297-302
Belongs to Caviocricetus according to M. G. Vucetich and D. H. Verzi 1996
Sister taxon: Caviocricetus guenekko
Type specimen: MPEF 505, a maxilla (incomplete right maxilla with DP4-M3). Its type locality is Southern Cliff of lower Chubut River Valley, near Gaiman, which is in a Colhuehuapian paralic mudstone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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