Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to G. S. Carvalho and L. O. Salles 2004
See also Patterson and Pascual 1968 and Salles et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hexolobodon, Hoplomys, Isolobodon, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Rhizoplagiodontia, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: Carterodon sulcidens
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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