The giant rodent Chapalmatherium from the Pliocene of Argentina: new remains and taxonomic remarks on the family Hydrochoeridae

J. L. Prado, E. Cerdeño, and S. Roig-Juñet

1998

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(4):788-798

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Anatochoerinae
• Anatochoerus
• Anchimys
• Chapalmatherium irenense
• Chapalmatherium saavedrai
• Hydrochoeropsis
• Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
• Hydrochoerus isthmius
• Phugatherium
• Protohydrochoerinae
• Protohydrochoerus perturbidus
• Protohydrochoerus rothi

Taxonomy:

• Hydrochoerus isthmius belongs to Hydrochoerus - Goldman (1912)
• Anatochoerinae belongs to Hydrochoeridae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Cardiatheriinae belongs to Hydrochoeridae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Protohydrochoerinae belongs to Hydrochoeridae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Hydrochoerus belongs to Hydrochoerinae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Contracavia belongs to Hydrochoeridae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Cardiatherium belongs to Hydrochoeridae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Anatochoerus belongs to Hydrochoeridae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Hydrochoeropsis belongs to Hydrochoerinae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Neochoerus belongs to Hydrochoerinae - Prado et al. (1998)
• Chapalmatherium saavedrai belongs to Phugatherium novum - Prado et al. (1998)
• Dolichotis belongs to Caviidae - Prado et al. (1998)