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†Josephoartigasia magna; Fossil range: late Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Mammalia;
Order:	Rodentia;
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha;
Family:	Dinomyidae;
Genus:	†Josephoartigasia;
Species:	†J. magna;
Binomial name
	†Josephoartigasia magna; (Francis & Mones, 1966)

Josephoartigasia magna was a giant prehistoric rodent.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Rinderknecht, Andrés; R. Ernesto Blanco (2008-01-15). "The largest fossil rodent" (pdf). Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences 275: 923. doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1645. http://journals.royalsociety.org/content/34j867846u164624/fulltext.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-16. Lay summary. "Josephoartigasia monesi sp. nov. (family: Dinomyidae; Rodentia: Hystricognathi: Caviomorpha)".

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