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Myophiomyinae
Myophiomyinae is an extinct subfamily of rodent. References * Lavocat, R. 1973. Les rongeurs du Miocčne d’Afrique Orientale. ''Memoires et travaux Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut Montpellier'', 1:1-284. Myophiomyidae Mammal subfamilies {{paleo-rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myophiomyidae
Myophiomyidae is an extinct family of Old World The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ... hystricognaths. References Hystricognath rodents Prehistoric rodent families Taxa named by René Lavocat Rupelian first appearances Miocene extinctions {{Rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene is preceded by the Oligocene and is followed by the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by a single distinct global event but consist rather of regionally defined boundaries between the warmer Oligocene and the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, the Arabian Peninsula collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and allowing a faunal interchange to occur between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans into Eurasia. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Lavocat
René Lavocat (August 24, 1909-August 9, 2007) was a French paleontologist who described several genera of African dinosaurs including the sauropod '' Rebbachisaurus'', as well as several extinct mammals such as the family Kenyamyidae. The mammal ''Lavocatia'', the notosuchian '' Lavocatchampsa'', the sauropod ''Lavocatisaurus'' and the phorusrhacid '' Lavocatavis'' are named after him. Paleontological discoveries Eager to try paleontological research in Africa to find Oligocene mammals, Le Père Lavocat, éminent paléontologue, dans les Kem-Kem'' Lavocat was strongly endorsed by Camille Arambourg. In 1947, he obtained leadership of a research mission in the Algerian-Moroccan desert. He did not find any Oligocene mammals, but instead came across a rich fauna of Cretaceous vertebrates. His first notes on this subject were made in 1948 entitled ''les Comptes Rendus Sommaires de la Société géologique de France'' (''English: Report Summary to the Geological Society of France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmerimys
''Elmerimys'' is an extinct genus of rodent known from Miocene fossils found in Africa. References * Lavocat, R. 1973. Les rongeurs du Miocčne d’Afrique Orientale. ''Memoires et travaux Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut Montpellier'', 1:1-284. Myophiomyidae Miocene rodents Miocene mammals of Africa Prehistoric rodent genera Fossil taxa described in 1973 {{paleo-rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myophiomys
''Myophiomys'' is an extinct species of rodent from Africa. Sources * Lavocat, R. 1973. Les rongeurs du Miocčne d’Afrique Orientale. ''Memoires et travaux Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut Montpellier'', 1:1-284. Miocene mammals of Africa Myophiomyidae Miocene rodents Fossil taxa described in 1973 Prehistoric rodent genera {{paleo-rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phiomyoides
''Phiomyoides'' is an extinct species of rodent known from Miocene fossils found in Africa. References * Stromer, E. 1926. Reste land-und süsswasser-bewohnender Wirbeltiere aus den Diamantenfeldern Deutsch-Südwestafrikas, p. 107-153. In Kaiser, E. (ed.), ''Die Diamantenwüste Südwestafrikas'' 2. D. Reimer, Berlin. Myophiomyidae Miocene rodents Prehistoric rodent genera Fossil taxa described in 1926 {{paleo-rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/richochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Rabbits, hares, and pikas, whose i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
