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Extinct genus of rodents

Arazamys
Temporal range: Huayquerian
~9.0–6.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dinomyidae
Genus: †Arazamys
Rinderknecht et al., 2011
Type species
Arazamys castiglionii
Synonyms

Arazamys is an extinct genus of dinomyid rodent from the Huayquerian. Fossils have been found at the Camacho Formation in Uruguay.

References

  1. Rinderknecht, A.; Bostelmann, E.; Ubilla, M. (2011). "New genus of giant Dinomyidae (Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha) from the late Miocene of Uruguay". Journal of Mammalogy. 92 (1): 169–178. doi:10.1644/10-MAMM-A-099.1.

Bibliography

Taxon identifiers
Arazamys


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