†Brotomys Miller 1916 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Heteropsomyinae according to B. Patterson and R. Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: Boromys, Cercomys, Heteropsomys, Puertoricomys
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Cueva del Papayo (Quaternary of Dominican Republic)
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