| Eocardia Fossil range: Early to Middle Miocene |
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Eocardia is an extinct genus of rodent from South America. The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene period and extends from about 23 The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Rodentia is an order of Mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must The term Hystricomorpha has had many definitions throughout its history Caviomorpha is the Rodent Infraorder or Parvorder that unites all South American hystricognaths. The Eocardiidae are an Extinct family of caviomorph Rodents from South America. Rodentia is an order of Mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously-growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a
The 30 cm (1 ft) long creature was related to guinea pigs and the capybara. The Guinea pig (also commonly called the cavy after its scientific name Cavia porcellus) is a species of Rodent belonging to the family Caviidae Capybara ( Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) also known as capibara, chigüire in Venezuela chigüiro, carpincho It probably resembled a modern marmot. Marmots are members of the Genus Marmota, in the Rodent family Sciuridae (squirrels