Neoreomys
| Neoreomys Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Cavioidea |
| Genus: | †Neoreomys Ameghino, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Neoreomys australis Ameghino, 1887
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| Other species | |
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Neoreomys huilensis Fields, 1957 Neoreomys limatus Ameghino, 1891 Neoreomys pinturensis Kramarz, 2006 | |
Neoreomys is an extinct genus of caviomorph rodent that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Phylogenetic analysis has shown Neoreomys to be a monophyletic genus not closely related to Dasyproctidae, but instead representing a plesiomorphic member of Cavioidea.[2]
Palaeobiology
[edit | edit source]Locomotion
[edit | edit source]Geometric morphometric analysis of the foot of Neoreomys points to it having had a generalised mode of ambulation, in contrast to other Late Oligocene and Early Miocene caviomorphs.[3]
Palaeoecology
[edit | edit source]Dental microwear analysis has found that Neoreomys australis was a consumer of fruits and seeds.[4]
References
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