Biology:Steiromys
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Steiromys is an extinct genus of caviomorph rodent that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.[1]
Taxonomy
Originally, the species Eosteiromys annectens was classified as a member of the genus Steiromys. However, detailed taxonomic study has moved the species to the genus Eosteiromys.[2]
Palaeobiology
Locomotion
The foot morphology of Steiromys suggests it may have been scansorial.[3]
References
- ↑ "PBDB Taxon". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:42145.
- ↑ Kramarz, Alejandro Gustavo (2004). "Octodontoids and erethizontoids (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the Pinturas Formation, Early - Middle Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina" (in es). Ameghiniana 41 (2): 199–216. ISSN 1851-8044. https://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/815. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Candela, Adriana M.; Muñoz, Nahuel A.; García Esponda, César M.; Vizcaíno, Sergio F. (18 November 2024). "Evolutionary trends of caviomorph rodents as elucidated using their oldest foot anatomy" (in en). Papers in Palaeontology 10 (6). doi:10.1002/spp2.1606. ISSN 2056-2799. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/spp2.1606. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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