Josephoartigasia magna

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†Josephoartigasia magna
Fossil range: late Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Dinomyidae
Genus: †Josephoartigasia
Species: †J. magna
Binomial name
†Josephoartigasia magna
(Francis & Mones, 1966)

Josephoartigasia magna was a giant prehistoric rodent.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rinderknecht, Andrés; R. Ernesto Blanco (2008-01-15). "The largest fossil rodent" (pdf). Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences 275: 923. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1645. Lay summary. “Josephoartigasia monesi sp. nov. (family: Dinomyidae; Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha)” 
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