After McKenna & Bell, 1997, Lara & Patton, 2000, and Carvalho & Salles, 2004, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Echimyidae Gray, 1825 emend. Miller & Gibley, 1918 [taxonomic history] (piikkirotat; spiny rats) |?-o †Paulacoutomys Vucetich & Verzi, 1991; L.Mioc. SA. | `-- †P. paulista |?- †Willidewu Vucetich & Verzi, 1991; L.Mioc. SA. |?- †Maruchito Vucetich, Mazzoni & Pardiñas, 1993; M.Mioc. SA. |?- †Cercomys |-- Heteropsomyinae Anthony, 1917 [taxonomic history] `--+--o †Adelphomyinae Patterson & Pascual, 1968 | |--o †Xylechimys Patterson & Pascual, 1968; U.Olig. SA. | | `-- †X. obliquus | |--o †Deseadomys A.E. Wood & Patterson, 1959; U.Olig. SA. | | |-- †D. loomisi | | `-- †D. arambourgi | |-- †Paradelphomys Patterson & Pascual, 1968; L.Mioc. SA. | |-- †Adelphomys Ameghino, 1887; L.Mioc. SA. | `-- †Stichomys regularis Ameghino, 1887; L.-M.Mioc. SA. `--+--o Myocastorinae Ameghino, 1902 [taxonomic history] (rämemajavat, nutriat) | |--o †Prospaniomys Ameghino, 1902; L.Mioc. SA. | | `-- †P. priscus | |-- †Spaniomys Ameghino, 1887 [Graphimys Ameghino, 1891; Gyrignophus Ameghino, 1891]; L.Mioc. SA | |-- †Strophostephanos Ameghino, 1891; U.Mioc.-?L.Plioc. SA. | |--o †Haplostropha Ameghino, 1891; U.Mioc. SA. | | `-- †H. scalabriniana | |-- †Proatherura Ameghino, 1906; L.Plioc. SA. | |-- †Tribodon Ameghino, 1887 [†Trilodon Flower & Lydekker, 1891 (lapsus calami)] L.Plioc. SA. | |--o †Isomyopotamus Rovereto, 1914; L.-U.Plioc. SA. | | |-- †I. affinis Rovereto | | `-- †I. albagniri Reig | |-- Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) Kerr, 1792 [taxonomic history] U.Plioc.-R. SA. (rämemajava, nutria; coypu) | |--o †Paramyocastor Ameghino, 1904; U.Plioc. SA. | | |-- †P. intactus Ameghino | | `-- †P. diligens (Ameghino, 1888) | `-- †Matyoscor Ameghino, 1902; Pleist. SA. `--+--o Dactylomyinae Tate, 1935 | |-- Kannabateomys amblyonyx (Wagner, 1845) Jentick, 1891 [Cannabateomys Lydekker, 1892] Pleist.-R. SA. (Southern Bamboo Rat, Tatodotaquara, Raton de las Taquaras) | `--+--o Dactylomys I. Geoffroy-Hilaire, 1838 [incl. Lachnomys Thomas, 1916] R. SA. | | |-- D. boliviensis Anthony, 1920 (korokoro) | | |-- D. dactylinus (Desmarest, 1817) (Amazon Bamboo Rat, Toro, Corocoro) | | `-- D. peruanus J.A. Allen, 1900 (Montane Bamboo Rat) | `--+-- †Paradelphomys Patterson & Pascual, 1968 | `--o Olallamys Emmons, 1988 [Thrinacodus Günther, 1879 (non Thrinacodus St. John & Worthen, 1875 (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii: “Ctenacanhiformes”: Phoebodontidae)] | |-- O. albicauda (Günther, 1879) (Colombian Soft-furred Spiny Rat) | `-- O. edax (Thomas, 1916) (Venezuelian Soft-furred Spiny Rat) `-- Echimyinae Gray, 1825 [taxonomic history]
Reference(s):
- Carvalho, G. A. S. & Salles, L. O., 2004: Relationships among extant and fossil echimyids (Rodentia: Hystricognathi).
–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: Vol. 142, #4, pp. 445-477 [doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00150.x] - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
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