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Josephoartigasia monesi

Mammals

Josephoartigasia monesi is an extinct species of giant rodent in the genus Josephoartigasia, part of the dinomyid rodent family, known from the Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of what is now Uruguay. Its closest living relative is the pacarana. The genus is named for Uruguayan national hero Jose Artigas, and J. monesi itself was described in 2008 from a nearly complete skull found along the Barrancas de San Gregorio at Kiyu beach, in the San Jose Member of the Raigon Formation. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Josephoartigasia monesi 2
Conservation Status
Extinct 3
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Dinomyidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Josephoartigasia monesi

In Biome

Estuary, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Josephoartigasia monesi
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ133298, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikidata: Josephoartigasia monesi
Child Taxon Of: Dinomyidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
3. Josephoartigasia monesi (Wikipedia)
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
Quote, Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
Josephoartigasia monesi is an extinct species of giant rodent in the genus Josephoartigasia, part of the dinomyid rodent family, known from the Early Pliocene to Early
View the Source
Wikidata: Josephoartigasia monesi
In Biome: Estuary, IntroductionView the Source
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