Myocastor Obesus
''Myocastor'' is a genus of rodent that contains the living nutria (or coypu), as well as several fossil species. Taxonomy Due to similar cranial morphology, the nutria was once considered a close relative of the Caribbean hutias and placed together with them in the family Capromyidae. Later, it was more accepted to place it in its own family, the Myocastoridae. Recent molecular studies place them in the family Echimyidae, in the tribe Myocastorini. Fossil record Kerber et al. (2013) recognize the following species as valid: *''Myocastor columnaris ''Myocastor'' is a genus of rodent that contains the living nutria (or coypu), as well as several fossil species. Taxonomy Due to similar cranial morphology, the nutria was once considered a close relative of the Caribbean hutias and placed toge ...'' (Middle Pleistocene) *'' Myocastor obesus'' (Late Miocene) *'' Myocastor paranensis'' (Late Miocene) Other species described but no longer considered valid include ''Myocastor min ...
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Late Miocene
The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million years ago) to 5.333 Ma. The evolution of life The gibbons (family Hylobatidae) and orangutans (genus ''Pongo'') are the first groups to split from the line leading to the hominins, including humans, then gorillas (genus ''Gorilla''), and finally, chimpanzees and bonobos (genus ''Pan (genus), Pan''). The splitting date between hominin and chimpanzee lineages is placed by some between 4 to 8 million years ago, that is, during the Late Miocene. References External links GeoWhen Database - Late Miocene
Miocene, .03 Miocene geochronology, 03 Messinian, * Tortonian, * {{geochronology-stub ...
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