Full reference: M. Arnal, A. G. Kramarz, M. G. Vucetich and E. C. Vieytes. 2014. A new early Miocene octodontoid rodent (Hystricognathi, Caviomorpha) from Patagonia (Argentina) and a reassessment of the early evolution of Octodontoidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(2):397-406
Belongs to Dudumus according to M. Arnal et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Dudumus berggreni
Type specimen: MACN PV CH 2088, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment with DP4-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 (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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