Ailuravus

Ailuravus Temporal range: 48.6–37.2  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ailuravus macrurus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Sciuromorpha
Infraorder:	Protrogomorpha
Family:	† Ischyromyidae
Subfamily:	† Ailuravinae
Genus:	† Ailuravus Rütimeyer, 1891
Species
Ailuravus macrurusWeitzel, 1949 Ailuravus michauxi Ailuravus mitchelli Ailuravus picteti Ailuravus stehlinschaubi

Ailuravus is a genus of prehistoric rodents in the family Ischyromyidae.

Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea

Ailuravus macrurus ("big-tailed cat-ancestor") was a primitive, squirrel-like rodent, one of the earliest known rodents, from the Messel pit Lagerstätte, in Germany. It lived during the Eocene of Europe, in forests, and may have been arboreal.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

• "†Ailuravus Rütimeyer 1891 (rodent)". Fossilworks . Gateway to the Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 1 July 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
• "†subfamily Ailuravinae Michaux 1968 (rodent)". Fossilworks . Gateway to the Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 1 July 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
• "†family Ischyromyidae Alston 1876 (rodent)". Fossilworks . Gateway to the Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 1 July 2019.^{[ dead link ]}