Atalayamys
| Atalayamys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Atalayamys Arnal et al. 2026 |
| Species: | †A. incertum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Atalayamys incertum Arnal et al. 2026 | |
Atalayamys is an extinct genus of caviomorph rodent with uncertain affinities. This, which contains only a single species, A. incertum, lived during the Miocene epoch in the Amazonian region of Peru.[1]
Its dental morphology consists of brachydonts and generalized molars.[1]
References
- 1 2 Arnal, Michelle; Kay, Richard F.; Valdivia, Luis Angel; Salenbien, Wout; Morse, Paul E.; Borths, Mathew R.; Williams, Blythe A.; Riddle, Catherine; Martínez, Jean-Noël; Gonzales, Lauren A. (March 2026). "New Early Miocene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from the Madre de Dios River in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon". Papers in Palaeontology. 12 (2) e70064. doi:10.1002/spp2.70064. hdl:11336/288684. ISSN 2056-2799.