Perimys scalabrinianus Ameghino 1889 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027

Belongs to Perimys according to F. Ameghino 1889

Sister taxa: Perimys ameghinoi, Perimys dissimilis, Perimys erutus, Perimys impactus, Perimys incavatus, Perimys incurvus, Perimys intermedius, Perimys oemulus, Perimys onustus, Perimys pacificus, Perimys perpinguis, Perimys planaris, Perimys puellus, Perimys pueraster, Perimys transversus, Perimys zonatus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. (Miocene of Argentina)

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