Biology:Eomys
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Eomys is an extinct genus of eomyid rodent from the late Oligocene of France, Germany, Spain, and possibly Turkey. The species Eomys quercyi is the earliest known gliding rodent.[1][2]
Species
Source: mindat.org[3]
- E. alulghensis Cuenca & Canudo, 1994
- E. antiquus (Aymard, 1853)
- E. ebnatensis Engesser, 1987
- E. fahlbuschi Ünay-Bayraktar, 1989
- E. gigas Comte & Vianey-Liaud, 1987
- E. helveticus Engesser & Kalin, 2017
- E. huerzeleri Engesser, 1982
- E. major Freudenberg, 1941
- E. molassicus Engesser, 1987
- E. minor Comte & Vianey-Liaud, 1987
- E. quercyi Comte & Vianey-Liaud, 1987
- E. schluneggeri Engesser & Kalin, 2017
References
- ↑ Storch, G.; Engesser, B.; Wuttke, M. (1996). "Oldest fossil record of gliding in rodents". Nature 379 (6564): 439–441. doi:10.1038/379439a0. Bibcode: 1996Natur.379..439S.
- ↑ Engesser, B.; Kälin, D. (2017). "Eomys helveticus n. sp. and Eomys schluneggeri n. sp., two new small eomyids of the Chattian (MP 25/MP 26) subalpine Lower Freshwater Molasse of Switzerland". Fossil Imprint 73 (1–2): 213–224. doi:10.2478/if-2017-0012. http://fi.nm.cz/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/12_Engesser-Kalin_final.pdf.
- ↑ "Eomys". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4829351.html.
External links
- Eomys in the Paleobiology Database
Template:Castorimorpha Wikidata ☰ Q5381806 entry
