Birbalomys

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Birbalomys
Temporal range: Early Eocene–Middle Eocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Superfamily: Ctenodactyloidea
Family: Chapattimyidae
Genus: Birbalomys
Sahni & Khare, 1973
Species

Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia.

The 30 cm (12 in)-long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are speculative. Birbalomys bear resemblance with the Ctenodactyloidea, Chapattimyidae, and Yuomyidae families. [1]

References

  1. Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN   978-1-84028-152-1.