Eocardia

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

Skeletal restoration
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha
Parvorder:	Caviomorpha
Family:	Eocardiidae
Genus:	Eocardia Ameghino, 1887

Eocardia is an extinct genus of rodent from 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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