Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae

<i>Phoberomys</i> is a giant caviomorph rodent included in the extinct Neoepiblemidae. It is recorded in the late Miocene-Pliocene of South America (Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru), and is one of the largest rodents that have ever lived. In this contribution we study specimens of...

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Autores principales: Rasia, Luciano Luis, Candela, Adriana Magdalena
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Ciencias Naturales
Mammalia
Caviomorpha
Neoepiblemidae
late Miocene
South America
Argentina
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/106494
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1294168
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Mammalia
Caviomorpha
Neoepiblemidae
late Miocene
South America
Argentina
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Mammalia
Caviomorpha
Neoepiblemidae
late Miocene
South America
Argentina
Rasia, Luciano Luis
Candela, Adriana Magdalena
Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Mammalia
Caviomorpha
Neoepiblemidae
late Miocene
South America
Argentina
description <i>Phoberomys</i> is a giant caviomorph rodent included in the extinct Neoepiblemidae. It is recorded in the late Miocene-Pliocene of South America (Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru), and is one of the largest rodents that have ever lived. In this contribution we study specimens of <i>Phoberomys</i> from the ‘Mesopotamiense’, late Miocene of Entre Ríos Province (Argentina), including several unpublished specimens and the holotypes of the five nominal species (<i>Ph. burmeisteri</i>, <i>Ph. praecursor</i>, <i>Ph. insolita</i>, <i>Ph. lozanoi</i> and <i>Ph. minima</i>) previously recognised for this unit. Our study indicates that all Mesopotamian specimens belong to <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i>, and that the differences among them reveal individual and ontogenetic variation. Our phylogenetic analysis indicates that Neoepiblemidae is monophyletic and includes <i>Phoberomys</i>, <i>Neoepiblema</i>, and <i>Perimys</i>. <i>Phoberomys</i> species are recovered as a clade, which is more closely related to <i>Neoepiblema</i> than to the Patagonian <i>Perimys</i>. In addition, our study shows that <i>Eusigmomys</i> is not a Neoepiblemidae, but a Dinomyidae.
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Articulo
author Rasia, Luciano Luis
Candela, Adriana Magdalena
author_facet Rasia, Luciano Luis
Candela, Adriana Magdalena
author_sort Rasia, Luciano Luis
title Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae
title_short Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae
title_full Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae
title_fullStr Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae
title_full_unstemmed Reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>Phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (Ameghino, 1886) from the late Miocene of northeastern Argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of Neoepiblemidae
title_sort reappraisal of the giant caviomorph rodent <i>phoberomys burmeisteri</i> (ameghino, 1886) from the late miocene of northeastern argentina, and the phylogeny and diversity of neoepiblemidae
publishDate 2017
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/106494
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1294168
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