Orthomyctera rigens Ameghino, 1889

Jaén, María Carolina Madozzo & Pérez, María Encarnación, 2024, Redescription of a small Caviidae (Rodentia: Hystricognathi) from the Neogene of northwestern Argentina and its systematic implications, Comptes Rendus Palevol 23 (20), pp. 269-292 : 288

– Orthomyctera rigens Ameghino, 1889

Cavia rigens Ameghino, 1888: 12 .

Orthomyctera rigens Ameghino, 1889: 372 .

TYPE LOCALITY. — Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires ( Fig. 1 ).

Figures

FIG. 1. — Location map indicating the geographic distribution of fossil Caviidae:A, fossil record of Orthomyctera Ameghino,1889 in Argentina;B, in northwestern Argentina. Colours: green, Late Miocene-Early Pliocene; orange, Pliocene.Numbers: 1, Los Reartes valley, Córdoba; 2, Loma de las Tapias,San Juan; 3, Huayquerias, 4, Rio Atuel, Mendoza; 5, Caleufú, La Pampa; 6, Arroyo Chasicó; 7, Monte Hermoso; 8, Chapadmalal, Buenos Aires; 9, Los Alisos, Jujuy; 10, Encalilla, Tucumán; Entre Ríos, Catamarca; Santa María valley; 11, El Cajón valley; 12, Villavil-Quillay basin; 13, Vinchina; 14, El degolladito, La Rioja.