Eucelophorus
| Eucelophorus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Ctenomyidae |
| Genus: | †Eucelophorus Ameghino, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Eucelophorus chapalmalensis Ameghino, 1908
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| Other species | |
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Eucelophorus zaratei Reig and Quintana, 1992 | |
Eucelophorus is an extinct genus of ctenomyid rodent that lived in South America during the Pliocene epoch.[1]
Description
Eucelophorus chapalmalensis had a high inclination of its Hunter–Schreger bands (HSBs) relative to other ctenomyids. Its prismless enamel zone and its external index were also very high compared to other ctenomyids.[2]
References
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ Vieytes, Emma C.; Morgan, Cecilia C.; Verzi, Diego H. (20 June 2007). "Adaptive diversity of incisor enamel microstructure in South American burrowing rodents (family Ctenomyidae, Caviomorpha)". Journal of Anatomy. 211 (3): 296–302. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00767.x. ISSN 0021-8782. PMC 2375808. PMID 17584181. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via Wiley Online Library.