†Acaremys preminutus Bordas 1939 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Acaremyidae
Belongs to Acaremys according to Bordas 1939
Sister taxa: Acaremys major, Acaremys messor, Acaremys minutissimus, Acaremys murinus, Acaremys scagliai, Acaremys tricarinatus
Type specimen: MACN PV 11246, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment with DP4-M2). 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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