#Caviomorph - Twitter Hashtag

over 6 years ago

Scientific name: Cuniculus taczanowskii - not to be confused with the #pacarana (Dinomys branickii). To make matters worse, pacas used to be in the genus Agouti, which is different from an #agouti (a rodent of the genus Dasyprocta). #rodents #taxonomy #caviomorph

Joel Sartore @joelsartore

over 6 years ago

Mountain pacas are found in the mountain ranges of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. They spend the day in underground burrows they dig along river banks, but at night, they will come out of hiding to feed on fruits, nuts and seeds, storing all in their large cheek pouches.

joelsartore's tweet photo. Mountain pacas are found in the mountain ranges of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. They spend the day in underground burrows they dig along river banks, but at night, they will come out of hiding to feed on fruits, nuts and seeds, storing all in their large cheek pouches. https://t.co/Y6F8NPFKKx

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Darin Croft @dcpaleo

over 6 years ago

#FossilFriday Look closely and you will see a 15 million-year-old jaw with 3 tiny #teeth. Many #caviomorph #rodents were big (or giant!). This is among the smallest.🐭 Other rodents didn't get to South America for another 10 million years or so. #Bolivia 🇧🇴 #Miocene

dcpaleo's tweet photo. #FossilFriday Look closely and you will see a 15 million-year-old jaw with 3 tiny #teeth. Many #caviomorph #rodents were big (or giant!). This is among the smallest.🐭 Other rodents didn't get to South America for another 10 million years or so. #Bolivia 🇧🇴 #Miocene https://t.co/9tU9cHJUhh

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Andy McGrath @mcgratherium

almost 7 years ago

Extant #caviomorph #rodents for #FossilFriday? What kind of nonsense is this? Well I’m home for the holidays and away from my fossils so I had to make do with our pet #chinchilla LeeRoy Jenkins (named after exactly what you think)

mcgratherium's tweet photo. Extant #caviomorph #rodents for #FossilFriday? What kind of nonsense is this? Well I’m home for the holidays and away from my fossils so I had to make do with our pet #chinchilla LeeRoy Jenkins (named after exactly what you think) https://t.co/VDblIfV9Zm

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Darin Croft @dcpaleo

over 7 years ago

@FieldMuseum Not to be outdone by a #sloth, #rodents have evolved similar teeth: Octodon (8-tooth) is a genus of #caviomorph rodents that include the degu, a #gerbil-like species from the #Andes of #Chile. The degu wins on cuteness, but the sloth is more appropriately named! @NationalZoo

dcpaleo's tweet photo. @FieldMuseum Not to be outdone by a #sloth, #rodents have evolved similar teeth: Octodon (8-tooth) is a genus of #caviomorph rodents that include the degu, a #gerbil-like species from the #Andes of #Chile. The degu wins on cuteness, but the sloth is more appropriately named! @NationalZoo https://t.co/FvxU4zVHj1

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Publications MNHN 🐝 @Publi_MNHN

over 7 years ago

New insight from the #Paleogene record of Amazonia into the early diversification of #Caviomorpha (Hystricognathi, #Rodentia): phylogenetic, macroevolutionary, and paleobiogeographic implications. https://t.co/CmHo779fad #Geodiversitas #FossilFriday #caviomorph #rodent 🐿️

Publi_MNHN's tweet photo. New insight from the #Paleogene record of Amazonia into the early diversification of #Caviomorpha (Hystricognathi, #Rodentia): phylogenetic, macroevolutionary, and paleobiogeographic implications.
https://t.co/CmHo779fad
#Geodiversitas #FossilFriday #caviomorph #rodent 🐿️ https://t.co/qpm0IsahM5

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R @rzucaratto

over 8 years ago

Herbivory on #dracaena a #exotic plant in Ilha Grande State Park. What kind of animal did this? Probably the #caviomorph #rodent Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris #capybara

rzucaratto's tweet photo. Herbivory on #dracaena a #exotic plant in Ilha Grande State Park. What kind of animal did this? Probably the #caviomorph #rodent Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris #capybara https://t.co/6lOA0TMs1P

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Darin Croft @dcpaleo

over 8 years ago

Two new late #Miocene species of #capybara relatives based on nice crania from @FieldMuseum and @museodelaplata collections, from two sites featured in #HornedArmadillos. Described by @patiperez_paleo of @mefpatagonia and @unlp colleagues. #Caviomorph https://t.co/r5Knp1brIx

dcpaleo's tweet photo. Two new late #Miocene species of #capybara relatives based on nice crania from @FieldMuseum and @museodelaplata collections, from two sites featured in #HornedArmadillos. Described by @patiperez_paleo of @mefpatagonia and @unlp colleagues. #Caviomorph https://t.co/r5Knp1brIx https://t.co/AYA4U947Lb

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Darin Croft @dcpaleo

over 8 years ago

Recent paper describing a #Pleistocene porcupine from Santa Fe, Argentina: several hundred km outside of their current distribution. Includes pretty plate of Pleistocene prehensile-tailed porcupine teeth (C. magnus) from Lagoa Santa, Brazil! #caviomorph https://t.co/5icf6R32pX

dcpaleo's tweet photo. Recent paper describing a #Pleistocene porcupine from Santa Fe, Argentina: several hundred km outside of their current distribution. Includes pretty plate of Pleistocene prehensile-tailed porcupine teeth (C. magnus) from Lagoa Santa, Brazil! #caviomorph https://t.co/5icf6R32pX https://t.co/bi6hIJvkBZ

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