| Cephalomys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Cephalomyidae |
| Genus: | †Cephalomys Ameghino, 1897 |
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Cephalomys is an extinct genus of rodent that inhabited South America during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.
Distribution
Cephalomys arcidens inhabited Patagonia during the Late Oligocene.2
References
References
- Cephalomys in the Paleobiology Database
- Busker, Felipe; Arnal, Michelle (16 October 2024). "The last piece of the puzzle, the DP4 of Cephalomys arcidens (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) from the late Oligocene of Patagonia (Argentina)". Historical Biology: 1–11. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2413705. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 14 November 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.