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Ctenomys priscus Owen, 1840

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene?

 

Distribution

South America

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

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References

Original scientific description:

Owen, Richard. (1840). Fossil Mammalia. In Darwin, C.R. (ed.) Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, during the years 1832 to 1836. 1(4): 81-111.

 

Other references:

Fernicola, J. C., Vizcaino, F, and de Iuliis, G. (2009). The Fossil Mammals collected by Charles Darwin in South America during his travels on board the HMS Beagle. Revista de la Asociatión Geológica Argentina 64(1): 147-159.

VILLARROEL, C. A. 1975. Dos nuevos Ctenomyinae (Caviomorpha, Rodentia) en los estratos de la Formación Umala (Plioceno Superior) de Vizcachani (Prov. Aroma, Dpto. La Paz, Bolivia). Actas Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Bioestratigrafía 2: 495-503.

 

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