Cephalomys is an extinct genus of rodent that inhabited South America during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Cephalomyidae |
| Genus: | †Cephalomys Ameghino, 1897 |
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Distribution
editCephalomys arcidens inhabited Patagonia during the Late Oligocene.[2]
References
edit- ^ Cephalomys in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Busker, Felipe; Arnal, Michelle (16 October 2024). "The last piece of the puzzle, the DP4 of Cephalomys arcidens (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) from the late Oligocene of Patagonia (Argentina)". Historical Biology: 1–11. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2413705. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 14 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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