ammonites
Branisamys Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Synonym: Villarroelomys Hartenberger 1975

Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to B. Patterson and A. E. Wood 1982

Sister taxa: Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Eumegamyinae, Gyriabrus, Olenopsis, Potamarchus, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys

Subtaxa: Branisamys luribayensis

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Type: Branisamys luribayensis

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore