| Eocardia | |
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| Skeletal restoration | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | † Eocardiidae |
| Genus: | †
Eocardia Ameghino 1887 |
Eocardia is an extinct genus of rodent from the Early to Middle Miocene of Argentina ( Santa Cruz Formation) and Chile, South America. The 30 centimetres (12 in) long creature was related to guinea pigs and the capybara. [1]
References
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
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Categories:
- Hystricognath rodents
- Prehistoric rodent genera
- Miocene rodents
- Miocene first appearances
- Miocene genus extinctions
- Miocene mammals of South America
- Santacrucian
- Neogene Argentina
- Fossils of Argentina
- Neogene Chile
- Fossils of Chile
- Fossil taxa described in 1887
- Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
- Prehistoric rodent stubs
| Eocardia | |
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| Skeletal restoration | |
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Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | † Eocardiidae |
| Genus: | †
Eocardia Ameghino 1887 |
Eocardia is an extinct genus of rodent from the Early to Middle Miocene of Argentina ( Santa Cruz Formation) and Chile, South America. The 30 centimetres (12 in) long creature was related to guinea pigs and the capybara. [1]
References
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
|
| This article about a prehistoric rodent is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Hystricognath rodents
- Prehistoric rodent genera
- Miocene rodents
- Miocene first appearances
- Miocene genus extinctions
- Miocene mammals of South America
- Santacrucian
- Neogene Argentina
- Fossils of Argentina
- Neogene Chile
- Fossils of Chile
- Fossil taxa described in 1887
- Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
- Prehistoric rodent stubs