Peruchinchilla
| Peruchinchilla Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Chinchillidae |
| Subfamily: | Chinchillinae |
| Genus: | †Peruchinchilla Arnal et al., 2026 |
| Species: | †P. prima |
| Binomial name | |
| †Peruchinchilla prima Arnal et al., 2026 | |
Peruchinchilla is an extinct monotypic genus of chinchilline rodent that lived in South America during the Burdigalian stage of the Early Miocene subepoch.
Etymology
The generic name Peruchinchilla references the fossil organism's provenance from Peru and its taxonomic identity as a chinchilline. The generic name and specific epithet of the type species, Peruchinchilla prima, taken together mean "the most ancient chinchilla from Peru".[1]
References
- ↑ Arnal, Michelle; Kay, Richard Frederick; Valdivia, Luis Angel; Salenbien, Wout; Morse, Paul E.; Borths, Matthew Robert; Williams, Blythe A.; Riddle, Catherine; Martínez, Jean‐Noël; Gonzales, Lauren A. (23 March 2026). "New Early Miocene hystricognath rodents (Caviomorpha) from the Madre de Dios River in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon". Papers in Palaeontology. 12 (2). doi:10.1002/spp2.70064. hdl:11336/288684. ISSN 2056-2799. Retrieved 19 March 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.