Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Alternative combination: Cardiodon leidyi
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1885. Nuevos restos de mamíferos fósiles Oligocenos recogidos por el Profesor Pedro Scalabrini y pertenecientes al Museo Provincial de la ciudad del Parana [New remains of Oligocene fossil mammals collected by Professor Pedro Scalabrini and belonging to the Provincial Museum of the city of Parana]. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias 8:1-205
Belongs to Anchimys according to Ameghino 1886
See also Ameghino 1885
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, Cardiodon marshii, Eucardiodon affinis, Procardiatherium matercula, Procardiatherium septemlaminatus, Procardiatherium chasicoense, Procardiatherium rosendoi, Procardiatherium octolaminatus, Plexochoerus puelchensis, Plexochoerus paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anchimys leidyi in the database
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