Josephoartigasia magna

Josephoartigasia magna is an extinct species of giant rodent in the family Dinomyidae.[1] J. magna is known from Pliocene age fossil teeth found in the San José Formation, Playa Kiyú, Chapadmalalan, Uruguay.[2] The species was described in 1966 by J. C. Francis and A. Mones and was placed in the genus Artigasia. After restudy, A. Mones transferred the species to the new genus Josephoartigasia in a 2007 paper.[1]

Josephoartigasia magna
Temporal range: Late Pliocene (Chapadmalalan)
~4–3 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dinomyidae
Genus: †Josephoartigasia
Species:
†J. magna
Binomial name
†Josephoartigasia magna
(Francis and Mones, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Artigasia magna Francis and Mones, 1966
  • Josephoartigasia magna Mones, 2007

References
  1. Rinderknecht, Andrés; R. Ernesto Blanco (2008-01-15). "The largest fossil rodent". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 275 (1637): 923–8. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1645. PMC 2599941. PMID 18198140. Lay summary. Josephoartigasia monesi sp. nov. (family: Dinomyidae; Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha)
  2. Playa Kiyú locality at Fossilworks.org


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