Ailuravus
Ailuravus is a genus of prehistoric rodents in the family Ischyromyidae.
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Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | †Ischyromyidae |
Subfamily: | †Ailuravinae |
Genus: | †Ailuravus Rütimeyer, 1891 |
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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.
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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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