Neoreomys is an Extinction genus of Caviomorpha rodent that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.
Taxonomy
Phylogenetics has shown
Neoreomys to be a
Monophyly genus not closely related to
Dasyproctidae, but instead representing a plesiomorphic member of Cavioidea.
Palaeobiology
Locomotion
Geometric morphometric analysis of the
foot of
Neoreomys points to it having had a generalised mode of
Walking, in contrast to other
Chattian and
Early Miocene caviomorphs.
Palaeoecology
Dental microwear analysis has found that
Neoreomys australis was a consumer of
and
.
