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GENUS Microcavia

Author:H. Gervais and Ameghino, 1880.
Citation:Mamm. Fos. Am. Sud.: 50.
Type Species:Microcavia typus H. Gervais and Ameghino, 1880 (fossil).
Comments:Includes Monticavia. Reviewed by Hückinghaus (1961), Cabrera (1961), and Quintana (1996). Three extinct species recognized by Quintana (1996).
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Offspring:

SPECIES australis

SUBSPECIES australis

SUBSPECIES maenas

SUBSPECIES salinia

SPECIES niata

SUBSPECIES niata

SUBSPECIES pallidior

SPECIES shiptoni

Synonyms:

    Caviella Osgood, 1915
    Monticavia Thomas, 1916
    Nanocavia Thomas, 1925

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