Pseudoltinomys

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Pseudoltinomys
Temporal range: Middle Eocene - Early Oligocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
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] [3] 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.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2010Palai..25....6H. doi:10.2110/palo.2009.p09-047r. ISSN   0883-1351. S2CID   129314599.
  2. ↑ Martin, Thomas (1999-09-14). "Evolution of incisor enamel microstructure in Theridomyidae (Rodentia)" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (3): 550–565. Bibcode:1999JVPal..19..550M. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011164. ISSN   0272-4634.
  3. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2019Geobi..55...77V. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2019.06.002. ISSN   0016-6995. S2CID   198417790.
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