Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Full reference: D. A. Croft, J. J. Flynn, A. R. Wyss, R. Charrier, and F. Anaya. 2021. New Chinchillid Rodents (Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha) from Northern Chile and Bolivia Fill a 17‐Million‐Year Gap in the Pan‐Chinchilline Fossil Record. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 28:1205-1236
Belongs to Miochinchilla according to D. A. Croft et al. 2021
Sister taxon: Miochinchilla surirense
Type specimen: UATF-V-001911, a mandible (R dentary preserving the base of the incisor and p4-m3). Its type locality is Rio Rosario, which is in a Laventan fluvial claystone in Bolivia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Bolivia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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