Arazamys

Arazamys
Temporal range: Huayquerian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dinomyidae
Genus: †
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.[1]

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.

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