Dudumus
| Dudumus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Superfamily: | Octodontoidea |
| Genus: | Dudumus Arnal et al., 2014 |
| Species: | D. ruigomezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dudumus ruigomezi Arnal et al., 2014 | |
Dudumus is an extinct genus of octodontoid rodent that lived during the Early Miocene.
Distribution
Dudumus ruigomezi fossil remains are known from the Trelew Member of the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.[1]
References
- ↑ Arnal, Michelle; Kramarz, Alejandro G.; Vucetich, M. Guiomar; Vieytes, E. Carolina (4 March 2014). "A new early Miocene octodontoid rodent (Hystricognathi, Caviomorpha) from Patagonia (Argentina) and a reassessment of the early evolution of Octodontoidea". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (2): 397–406. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..397A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.808203. hdl:11336/29748. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.