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Canaanimys is an
extinct genus of
caviomorph known from the
Loreto of Peru.
Canaanimys is
known from the
holotype MUSM 1890, a
right second molar and from...
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represented by the
three taxa
Cachiyacuy contamanensis, C. kummeli, and
Canaanimys maquiensis, as well as
teeth from
Eobranisamys sp. (Dasyproctidae) and...
- one of the
basalmost and the
oldest known caviomorph (the
other being Canaanimys from the same locality).
Cachiyacuy was
first named by Pierre-Olivier...
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Basilosauridae indet.
Paracas Cachiyacuy contamanensis, C. kummeli,
Canaanimys maquiensis,
Eobranisamys javierpradoi,
Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides,...
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contains two species:
Cachiyacuy contamanensis and
Cachiyacuy kummeli.
Canaanimys Gen. and sp. nov
Valid Antoine et al.
Eocene (latest Lutetian, approx...
