Ailuravus

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

Ailuravus
Temporal range: 48.6–37.2 Ma
Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: †Ischyromyidae
Subfamily: †Ailuravinae
Genus: †Ailuravus
Rütimeyer, 1891
Species
  • Ailuravus macrurus Weitzel, 1949
  • Ailuravus michauxi
  • Ailuravus mitchelli
  • Ailuravus picteti
  • Ailuravus stehlinschaubi
  • Ailuravus subita

Ailuravus macrurus

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 period of Europe, in forests, and may have been arboreal.

Ailuravus macrurus skeleton

References
    • "†Ailuravus Rütimeyer 1891 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.
    • "†subfamily Ailuravinae Michaux 1968 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.
    • "†family Ischyromyidae Alston 1876 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.
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