Cephalomys
{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{Geological age|Oligocene|Miocene}}
| taxon = Cephalomys
| authority = Ameghino, 1897
| synonyms = {{Genus list | Orchiomys | Ameghino, 1897}}
| synonyms_ref = {{Cite PBDB|taxon|42083|Cephalomys}}
}}
Cephalomys is an extinct genus of rodent that inhabited South America during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.
Distribution
Cephalomys arcidens inhabited Patagonia during the Late Oligocene.{{Cite journal |last=Busker |first=Felipe |last2=Arnal |first2=Michelle |date=16 October 2024 |title=The last piece of the puzzle, the DP4 of Cephalomys arcidens (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) from the late Oligocene of Patagonia (Argentina) |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2024.2413705 |journal=Historical Biology |language=en |pages=1–11 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2024.2413705 |issn=0891-2963 |access-date=14 November 2024 |via=Taylor and Francis Online}}
References
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Category:Oligocene mammals of South America
Category:Miocene mammals of South America
Category:Hystricognath rodents
Category:Prehistoric rodent genera
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1897
Category:Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
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