Eocardia

Eocardia Temporal range: Early Miocene–Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Skeletal restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Eocardiidae
Genus:	Eocardia Ameghino, 1887

Eocardia is an extinct genus of rodent from Argentina and Chile, South America. The 30 centimetres (12 in) long creature was related to guinea pigs and the capybara.^[1]

References

↑ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

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