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Phoberomys
Extinct genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phoberomys is an extinct genus of rodents. Fossil specimens from the Late Miocene period have been discovered in the Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina, the Solimões Formation of Brazil, the Urumaco Formation at Urumaco in Venezuela, and the Pliocene of Peru.[1][2][3]

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Species
Species in the genus described are:[1][3]
- Phoberomys burmeisteri (=P. insolita, P. lozanoi, P. minima, P. praecursor)
- Phoberomys pattersoni
Another species, P. bordasii, has been considered as possibly belonging to Neoepiblema.
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