Biology:Arazamys

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Short description: Extinct genus of rodents

Arazamys
Temporal range: Huayquerian
~9.0–6.8 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dinomyidae
Genus: Arazamys
Rinderknecht et al., 2011
Type species
Arazamys castiglionii

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. 

Bibliography

Wikidata ☰ Q123560857 entry