Masillamys

Masillamys is an extinct genus of rodent. It was named in 1954 by Tobien based on fossils found in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation. It is considered to be a sister genus to the Hartenbergeromys, Lophiparamys, Mattimys, Microparamys, Pantrogna, Sparnacomys, and Strathcona genera.

Masillamys
Temporal range: Priabonian
~37–34 Ma
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Masillamys at the Senckenberg collection
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Suborder:
Sciurognathi
Family:
Ischyromyidae
Genus:
Masillamys

Tobien, 1954
Species
  • M. beegeri
  • M. mattaueri
Juvenile

References

    Further reading
    • ESCARGUEL G. 1999. Les rongeurs de l'Eocène inférieur et moyen d'Europe Occidentale. Systématique, phylogénie, biochronologie et paléobiogéographie des niveaux-repères MP 7 a MP 14 = The rodents of the early and middle Eocene from Western Europe. Palaeovertebrata 28 (2-4): 89-351. abstract


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