Eocardiidae
The Eocardiidae are an extinct family of caviomorph rodents from South America. The family is probably ancestral to the living family Caviidae (Kramarz, 2006), which includes cavies, maras, and capybaras and their relatives. McKenna and Bell (1997) divided eocardiids into two subfamilies, Luantinae for two of the oldest genera (Asteromys and Luantus) and Eocardiinae for remaining genera. Kramarz (2006) has recommended the abandonment of these subfamilies, as the genera placed in Luantinae appear to represent basal eocardiids, rather than a specialized side branch. The latter hypothesis had been proposed by Wood and Patterson (1959).
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Eocardiidae
The Eocardiidae are an extinct family of caviomorph rodents from South America. The family is probably ancestral to the living family Caviidae (Kramarz, 2006), which includes cavies, maras, and capybaras and their relatives. McKenna and Bell (1997) divided eocardiids into two subfamilies, Luantinae for two of the oldest genera (Asteromys and Luantus) and Eocardiinae for remaining genera. Kramarz (2006) has recommended the abandonment of these subfamilies, as the genera placed in Luantinae appear to represent basal eocardiids, rather than a specialized side branch. The latter hypothesis had been proposed by Wood and Patterson (1959).
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Les Eocardiidae (ou Eocardidae) forment une famille de rongeurs fossiles.
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Los Eocardiidae son una famili ...... filético de Cavioidea basales.
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The Eocardiidae are an extinct ...... by Wood and Patterson (1959).
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Ameghino, 1891
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Skeletal restoration of Eocardia
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* †Asteromys
* †Luantus
* †Chubutomys
* †Phanomys
* †Schistomys
* †Eocardia
* †Matiamys
* †Neophanomys
†Luantinae
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Les Eocardiidae (ou Eocardidae) forment une famille de rongeurs fossiles.
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Los Eocardiidae son una famili ...... filético de Cavioidea basales.
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The Eocardiidae are an extinct ...... by Wood and Patterson (1959).
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Eocardiidae
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Eocardiidae
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Eocardiidae
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Eocardiidae
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