Eopululo
| Eopululo wigmorei Temporal range: Late Eocene–Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Infraorder: | Hystricognathi |
| Family: | Erethizontidae |
| Genus: | Eopululo |
| Species: | E. wigmorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eopululo wigmorei | |
Eopululo is the oldest known genus of New World porcupines (Erethizontidae). It is known only from the possibly late Eocene Santa Rosa local fauna of eastern Peru. There is only one species in the genus, Eopululo wigmorei. It was described in 2004,[1] and it is a member of one of the oldest rodent faunas known from South America.[2]
References
- ↑ Frailey, C.D., and Campbell, K.E. 2004. Paleogene Rodents from Amazonian Peru: The Santa Rosa Local Fauna. In The Paleogene Mammalian Fauna of Santa Rosa, Amazonian Peru. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Science Series, 40: 71-130.
- ↑ The Paleogene Mammalian Fauna of Santa Rosa, Amazonian Peru