Estudios sobre la familia Dinomyidae, I. sobre la nomenclatura y sinonimia familiar (Mammalia: Rodentia) (original) (raw)

Estudios sobre la familia Dinomyidae, II. Aportes para una osteología comparada de Dinomys branickii Peters, 1873 (Mammalia: Rodentia)

1997

Studies on the Family Dinomyidae, II. Contribution to a comparative osteology of Dinomys branickii PETERS, 1873 (Mammalia: Rodentia).– This is the first description of the postcranial skeleton of D. branickii. It is compared with eight other South American caviomorph rodents (Cavia, Coendou, Ctenomys, Cuniculus, Dasyprocta, Hydrochoerus, Lagostomus, and Myocastor), belonging to eight different families. Some observations on the skull and dental morphology are also included. Family level relationships are discussed.