Steiromys

Steiromys Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Parvorder:	Caviomorpha
Genus:	† Steiromys Ameghino, 1887
Type species
Steiromys detentus Ameghino, 1887
Other species
Steiromys duplicatusAmeghino, 1887 Steiromys intermediusScott, 1905 Steiromys principalisAmeghino, 1901 Steiromys pseudonectusBordas, 1939 Steiromys segregatusAmeghino, 1902

Steiromys is an extinct genus of caviomorph rodent that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch. ^[1]

Taxonomy

Originally, the species Eosteiromys annectens was classified as a member of the genus Steiromys. However, detailed taxonomic study has moved the species to the genus Eosteiromys. ^[2]

References

1. "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 18 December 2025.
2. Kramarz, Alejandro Gustavo (2004). "Octodontoids and erethizontoids (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the Pinturas Formation, Early - Middle Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina". Ameghiniana (in Spanish). 41 (2): 199–216. ISSN   1851-8044 . Retrieved 18 December 2025– via Ameghiniana.