Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Belongs to Plexochoerus according to Ameghino 1886
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, Cardiatherium dubium, Cardiatherium isseli, Cardiatherium lynchii, Cardiatherium magnum, Cardiatherium paranense, Cardiatherium patagonicum, Cardiatherium rosendoi, Cardiatherium rothi, Cardiatherium talicei, Cardiotherium isseli, Kiyutherium denticulatum, Kiyutherium orientalis, Kiyutherium rosendoi, Anchimys leidyi, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus adluis
Type specimen: MLP 40-XI-15-1, a mandible (left mandibular ramus with p4-m3). Its type locality is Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm., which is in a Huayquerian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Ituzaingo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plexochoerus paranensis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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