Phylogenetic affinities of the late Miocene echimyid †pampamys and the age of Thrichomys (Rodentia, Hystricognathi)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-86

  Olivares, A Itatí ^a   Verzi, Diego H ^a   Vucetich, M Guiomar ^a   Montalvo, Claudia I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

caviomorph; Echimyidae; late Miocene; phylogeny; South America

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CLADISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

ARGENTINA;

CAVIOMORPHA; DACTYLOMYINAE; ECHIMYIDAE; ECHIMYINAE; EUMYSOPINAE; HYSTRICOGNATHI; MAMMALIA; MESOMYS; MESOMYS HISPIDUS; MYA; PAMPAMYS; PROECHIMYS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; THERIDOMYSOPS; THRICHOMYS; THRICHOMYS APEREOIDES; TRINOMYS;

EID: 84857270470     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-176.1     Document Type: Article

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