NeoreomysNeoreomys is an extinct genus of caviomorph rodent that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.Taxonomyhas shown Neoreomys to be a monophyletic genus not closely related to Dasyproctidae, but instead representing a plesiomorphic member of Cavioidea.PalaeobiologyLocomotionGeometric morphometric analysis of the foot of Neoreomys points to it having had a generalised mode of ambulation, in contrast to other Late Oligocene and Early Miocene caviomorphs.Palaeoecologyanalysis has found that Neoreomys australis was a consumer of fruits and seeds.