Cephalomys
Appearance
| Cephalomys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Mandible of Cephalomys arcidens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | â Cephalomyidae |
| Genus: | â Cephalomys Ameghino, 1897 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cephalomys is an extinct genus of rodent that inhabited South America during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.
Distribution
[edit]Cephalomys arcidens inhabited Patagonia during the Late Oligocene.[2]
References
[edit]- â Cephalomys in the Paleobiology Database
- â Busker, Felipe; Arnal, Michelle (16 October 2024). "The last piece of the puzzle, the DP4 of Cephalomys arcidens (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) from the late Oligocene of Patagonia (Argentina)". Historical Biology: 1â11. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2413705. ISSNÂ 0891-2963. Retrieved 14 November 2024 â via Taylor and Francis Online.