Josephoartigasia
| Josephoartigasia Temporal range: Early to Late Pliocene | |
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| Josephoartigasia monesi reconstruction | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dinomyidae |
| Genus: | †Josephoartigasia Mones, 2007 |
| Species | |
Josephoartigasia is an extinct genus of giant rodent from the Early to Late Pliocene related to the living pacarana. The genus includes the largest known rodent, Josephoartigasia monesi.[1] The two species would have resembled gigantic pacarana, or capybaras the size of cows.
References
- ↑ "Biggest rodent 'shrinks in size'". BBC News. 2008-05-21.