Dudumus

Dudumus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Superfamily: Octodontoidea
Genus:
Species:
D. ruigomezi
Binomial name
Dudumus ruigomezi
Arnal et. al., 2014

Dudumus is an extinct genus of octodontoid rodent that lived during the Early Miocene.

Distribution

Dudumus ruigomezi fossil remains are known from the Trelew Member of the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.[1]

References

  1. ^ Arnal, Michelle; Kramarz, Alejandro G.; Vucetich, M. Guiomar; Vieytes, E. Carolina (4 March 2014). "A new early Miocene octodontoid rodent (Hystricognathi, Caviomorpha) from Patagonia (Argentina) and a reassessment of the early evolution of Octodontoidea". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (2): 397–406. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..397A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.808203. hdl:11336/29748. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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