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Ferigolomys

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Ferigolomys
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dinomyidae
Genus: Ferigolomys
Species:
F. pacarana
Binomial name
Ferigolomys pacarana
Kerber et. al., 2017

Ferigolomys is an extinct genus of dinomyid rodent that inhabited Brazil during the Late Miocene. It contains a single species, F. pacarana.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kerber, Leonardo; Bissaro Júnior, Marcos César; Negri, Francisco R.; de Souza-Filho, Jonas Pereira; Guilherme, Edson; Hsiou, Annie Schmaltz (12 June 2017). "A new rodent (Caviomorpha: Dinomyidae) from the upper Miocene of southwestern Brazilian Amazonia". Historical Biology. 30 (7): 985–993. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1327529. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.