''Karydomys'' is a genus of fossil Eurasian

hamster Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera.Fox, Sue. 2006. ''Hamsters''. T.F.H. Publications Inc. They have become established as popular small pets. The b ...

-like rodents in the subfamily

Democricetodontinae The Democricetodontinae are a subfamily of fossil rodents from Miocene epoch. The Democricetodontini were named as a paraphyletic taxon within the Cricetidae by Lindsay in 1987. It was reranked as a subfamily by Theocharopoulos in 2000. See al ...

from the

Langhian The Langhian is, in the ICS geologic timescale, an age or stage in the middle Miocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma and 13.65 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago) during the Middle Miocene.GeoWhen (2007) The Langhian was a ...

stage in the middle Miocene epoch.

Species

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Karydomys boskosi ''Karydomys'' is a genus of fossil Eurasian hamster-like rodents in the subfamily Democricetodontinae from the Langhian stage in the middle Miocene epoch. Species * '' Karydomys boskosi'', C.D. Theocharopoulos 2000, found in Greece * ''Karydom ...

'', C.D. Theocharopoulos 2000, found in Greece * ''Karydomys debruijni'', found in China * '' Karydomys dzerzhinskii'', Kordikova & De Bruijn, 2001, found in Kazakhstan * ''

Karydomys symeonidisi ''Karydomys'' is a genus of fossil Eurasian hamster-like rodents in the subfamily Democricetodontinae from the Langhian stage in the middle Miocene epoch. Species * ''Karydomys boskosi'', C.D. Theocharopoulos 2000, found in Greece * ''Karydomy ...

'' * '' Karydomys wigharti'', found in Germany * '' Karydomys zapfei''

References

Cricetidae Miocene rodents Miocene mammals of Europe Fossil taxa described in 2000 {{Cricetidae-stub