Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae
Full reference: R. Pascual and P. Bondesio. 1968. Los Cardiatheriinae (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) de la formacion Arroyo (Plioceno inferior) de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana 5(7):237-251
Belongs to Cardiatherium according to R. Pascual and P. Bondesio 1968
Sister taxa: Cardiatherium calingastaense, Cardiatherium chasicoense, 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 paranensis, Plexochoerus adluis
Type specimen: MLP 60-VI-18-37, a set of teeth (p4 izquierdo). Its type locality is Cauce Arroyo Chasico, frente al campo de Felipe Stefanazzi, which is in a Chasicoan terrestrial horizon in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious grazer
Distribution: found only at Cauce Arroyo Chasico, frente al campo de Felipe Stefanazzi
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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