Synonym: Pattersomys Pascual 1967
Full reference: R. Pascual. 1967. Los roedores Octodontoidea (Caviomorpha) de la Formación Arroyo Chasicó (Plioceno inferior) de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Revista del Museo de la Plata 5:259-282
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Nasif 1998, Verzi 1999 and Verzi et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Chasichimys bonaerense Chasichimys scagliai
Type: Chasichimys bonaerense
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (4 collections)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences
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