Phoberomys burmeisteri
Phoberomys burmeisteri is an extinct rodent that lived in the late Miocene of southern South America. Their remains were recovered from the Ituzaingó Formation in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina.[1]
| Phoberomys burmeisteri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Neoepiblemidae |
| Genus: | †Phoberomys |
| Species: | †P. burmeisteri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Phoberomys burmeisteri Kraglievich, 1926 | |
Many species of Phoberomys (P. praecursor, P. insolita, P. lozanoi and P. minima) were described for the Ituzaingó Formation, but were recently synonymized with P. burmeisteri.[1]
References
- Rasia, Luciano L.; Candela, Adriana M. (2018-05-19). "Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent Phoberomys burmeisteri (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae". Historical Biology. 30 (4): 486–495. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1294168. ISSN 0891-2963.
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