Ctenomys avitus

Ctenomys avitus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenomyidae
Genus: Ctenomys
Species:
†C. avitus
Binomial name
†Ctenomys avitus
De Santi et. al., 2024

Ctenomys avitus is an extinct species of Ctenomys that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.

Distribution

Ctenomys avitus fossils are known from Argentina.[1]

References

  1. ^ De Santi, Nahuel A.; Olivares, A. Itatí; Piñero, Pedro; Villoldo, J. Ariel Fernández; Verzi, Diego H. (18 September 2024). "An exceptionally well-preserved fossil rodent of the South American subterranean clade Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae). Phylogeny and adaptive profile". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 31 (3). doi:10.1007/s10914-024-09732-5. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.


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