Osteichthyes - Rodentia

PaleoDB taxon number: 42082

Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to N. S. Upham and B. D. Patterson 2015

Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Microcardiodon

Subtaxa: Alloiomys, Australoprocta, Dasyprocta, Incamys, Mesoprocta, Microscleromys, Myoprocta, Neoreomys

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Type: Dasyprocta

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore