Pseudoltinomys
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Pseudoltinomys | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | †Theridomyidae |
Subfamily: | †Issiodoromyinae |
Genus: | †Pseudoltinomys Lavocat, 1951 |
Pseudoltinomys is a prehistoric rodent that lived approximately 30 million years ago, during the Oligocene epoch.[1][2] It outwardly resembles a gerbil, but may have been related to kangaroo rats or may represent an early offshoot of rodents with no modern relatives.[3]
References
- ^ HAUTIER, L.; CLAVEL, J.; LAZZARI, V.; RODRIGUES, H. G.; VIANEY-LIAUD, M. (2010-01-01). "BIOMECHANICAL CHANGES AND REMODELING OF THE MASTICATORY APPARATUS DURING MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION: THE CASE OF THE ISSIODOROMYINAE (RODENTIA)". PALAIOS. 25 (1): 6–13. doi:10.2110/palo.2009.p09-047r. ISSN 0883-1351.
- ^ Martin, Thomas (1999-09-14). "Evolution of incisor enamel microstructure in Theridomyidae (Rodentia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (3): 550–565. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011164. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ^ Vianey-Liaud, Monique; Minwer-Barakat, Raef; Marivaux, Laurent (2019-09-01). "The rodents from Santpedor-2 (Ebro Basin, NE Spain) confirm the Oligocene age of the latest primates from the Paleogene of Europe". Geobios. 55: 77–88. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2019.06.002. ISSN 0016-6995.
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