Perimys dissimilis Ameghino 1902 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae

Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Première contribution à la connaissance de la fauna mammalogique des couches à Colpodon [First contribution to the knowledge of the mammalian fauna of the Colopdon Beds]. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Córdoba 17:71-141

Belongs to Perimys according to F. Ameghino 1902

See also Vucetich et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Perimys ameghinoi, Perimys erutus, Perimys incavatus, Perimys incurvus, Perimys intermedius, Perimys onustus, Perimys puellus, Perimys scalabrinianus, Perimys transversus, Perimys zonatus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Gran Barranca - southern cliff of lake Colhué Huapí (Miocene of Argentina)

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