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Aplodontoidea
The family Aplodontiidae also known as Aplodontidae, Haplodontiidae or Haploodontini is traditionally classified as the sole extant family of the suborder Protrogomorpha. It may be the sister family of the Sciuridae. There are fossils from the Oligocene until Miocene in Asia, from Oligocene in Europe and from the Oligocene until the present in North America, where there is the only living species: the mountain beaver The mountain beaver (''Aplodontia rufa'')Other names include mountain boomer, ground bear, giant mole, gehalis, lesser sasquatch, sewellel, suwellel, showhurll, showtl, and showte, as well as a number of Chinookan and other Native American terms ... (''Aplodontia rufa''). Systematics It includes the following genera: * '' Aplodontia'' Richardson, 1829 * †'' Altasciurus '' Korth, 2019 * †'' Ameniscomys'' Dehm, 1950 * †'' Ansomys'' Qiu, 1987 * †'' Dakotallomys'' Tedrow and Korth, 1999 * †'' Disallomys'' Korth, 2009 * †'' Ephemeromys'' Wang & Heissig ...
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Oligocene
The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain. The name Oligocene was coined in 1854 by the German paleontologist Heinrich Ernst Beyrich from his studies of marine beds in Belgium and Germany. The name comes from the Ancient Greek (''olígos'', "few") and (''kainós'', "new"), and refers to the sparsity of extant forms of molluscs. The Oligocene is preceded by the Eocene Epoch and is followed by the Miocene Epoch. The Oligocene is the third and final epoch of the Paleogene Period. The Oligocene is often considered an important time of transition, a link between the archaic world of the tropical Eocene and the more modern ecosystems of the Miocene. Major changes during the Oligocene included a global expansion o ...
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Oligopetes
''Oligopetes'' is an extinct genus of rodents in the family of Aplodontiidae, found from Spain to Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ... during the Oligocene. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q11939319 Extinct rodents ...
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Ninamys
''Ninamys'' was an extinct genus of rodents in the family Aplodontiidae The family Aplodontiidae also known as Aplodontidae, Haplodontiidae or Haploodontini is traditionally classified as the sole extant family of the suborder Protrogomorpha. It may be the sister family of the Sciuridae. There are fossils from the ... that lived in China during the Oligocene. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q56289906 Extinct rodents Rodents of China ...
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Niglarodon
Niglaradon is an extinct genus of mountain beaver in the family Aplodontiidae, found from Idaho to South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ... during the Oligocene. References Extinct rodents {{rodent-stub ...
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