Phoberomys pattersoni

Phoberomys pattersoni Temporal range: Late Miocene (Huayquerian) ~9.0–6.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	†Neoepiblemidae
Genus:	†Phoberomys
Species:	†P. pattersoni
Binomial name
†Phoberomys pattersoni Mones 1980
Synonyms
Dabbenea pattersoni Mones 1980

Phoberomys pattersoni is an extinct rodent that lived in the ancient Orinoco River delta around 8 million years ago. It was the second-largest of the roughly seven species of its genus. Like many other rodents, Phoberomys was a herbivore with high-crowned premolars and molars.