†Soriamys gaimanensis Kramarz 2001 (caviomorph)
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Full reference: A. G. Kramarz. 2001. Revision of the family Cephalomyidae (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) and new cephalomyids from the Early Miocene of Patagonia. Palaeovertebrata 30(1–2):51-88
Belongs to Soriamys according to A. G. Kramarz 2001
See also Vucetich et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Soriamys ganganensis
Type specimen: MACN CH 1800, a maxilla (fragment of left maxilla with P4 and M1). 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 (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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