†Contracavia minuta Ameghino 1885 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Alternative combination: Cardiatherium minutum
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 Contracavia according to Mones 1991
See also Ameghino 1885
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Contracavia minuta in the database
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