Cavia oeningensis Holl 1829 (guinea pig)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Full reference: F. Holl. 1829. Handbuch der Petrefactenkunde, mit einer Einleitung über die Vorwelt der organischen Wesen auf der Erde von Dr. Ludwig Choulant 1:1-115

Belongs to Cavia according to F. Holl 1829

Sister taxa: Cavia (Cavia), Cavia aperea, Cavia cabrerai, Cavia fulgida, Cavia galileoi, Cavia intermedia, Cavia lamingnae, Cavia magna, Cavia patzelti, Cavia porcellus, Cavia tschudii, Cavia vates

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cavia oeningensis in the database

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