Phoberomys is an extinct genus of rodents. Fossil specimens from the Late Miocene period have been discovered in the Ituzaingó Formation of Argentina, the Solimões Formation of Brazil, the Urumaco Formation at Urumaco in Venezuela, and the Pliocene of Peru. Species Species in the genus described are: Phoberomys burmeisteri (=P. insolita, P. lozanoi, P. minima, P. praecursor) Phoberomys pattersoni Another species, P. bordasii, has been considered as possibly belonging to Neoepiblema. References Prehistoric pacaranas Miocene rodents Miocene mammals of South America Huayquerian Neogene Argentina Neogene Brazil Paraná Basin Neogene Venezuela Fossils of Argentina Fossils of Brazil Fossils of Venezuela Fossil taxa described in 1926 Prehistoric rodent genera Ituzaingó Formation