Octomys rosiae
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Octodontidae
Genus: Octomys
Species: †Octomys rosiae
Name
editOctomys rosiae Verzi, Olivares, De Santi, Morgan, López & Chiavazza, 2023: 62
- Holotype: VG-Q1 1800, right mandible.
- Type locality and horizon: “Vaquería Gruta 1 site (32°31ʹS; 69°00ʹW; 1,650 m asl), Quebrada de Villavicencio, Mendoza Province, western Argentina, Late Holocene”.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Verzi, D.H., Olivares, A.I., De Santi, N.A., Morgan, C.C., López, J.M. & Chiavazza, H. 2024. A new extinct desert rodent from the Holocene of South America and its bearing on the diversity of Octodontidae (Hystricognathi). Journal of Mammalogy 105(1): 59–72. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyad106 Reference page.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Rosi's Viscacha Rat