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Eomyidae
Eomyidae is a family of extinct rodents from North America and Eurasia related to modern day pocket gophers and kangaroo rats. They are known from the Middle Eocene to the Late Miocene in North America and from the Late Eocene to the Pleistocene in Eurasia. Eomyids were generally small, but occasionally large, and tended to be squirrel-like in form and habits. The family includes the earliest known gliding rodent, '' Eomys quercyi''. The family includes the following genera: *'' Simiacritomys'' (placement uncertain) *'' Symplokeomys'' *Subfamily Yoderimyinae **'' Litoyoderimys'' **'' Yoderimys'' **'' Zaisaneomys'' **'' Zemiodontomys'' *Subfamily Apeomyinae **''Apeomyoides'' **'' Apeomys'' **'' Arikareeomys'' **'' Megapeomys'' **'' Zophoapeomys'' *Subfamily Eomyinae **'' Adjidaumo'' **'' Aguafriamys'' **'' Asianeomys'' **'' Aulolithomys'' **'' Centimanomys'' **'' Comancheomys'' **'' Cristadjidaumo'' **'' Cupressimus'' **'' Eomyodon'' **'' Eomyops'' **''Eomys ''Eomys'' is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apeomyoides
''Apeomyoides savagei'' is a fossil rodent from the Miocene of the United States, the only species in the genus ''Apeomyoides''. It is known from fragmentary jaws and isolated teeth from a site in the early Barstovian, around 15–16 million years ago, of Nevada. Together with other species from scattered localities in the United States, Japan, and Europe, ''Apeomyoides'' is classified in the subfamily Apeomyinae of the extinct rodent family Eomyidae. Apeomyines are a rare but widespread group that may have been adapted to a relatively dry habitat. As is characteristic of apeomyines, ''Apeomyoides'' was a large eomyid with high-crowned cheekteeth and a large gap between the incisors and cheekteeth. Furthermore, the cheekteeth—premolars and molars—approach a bilophodont pattern, with two distinct lobes. Other features distinguish ''Apeomyoides'' from other apeomyines, including the rectangular shape of the cheekteeth. The fourth lower premolar (p4) is larger than the molars b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eomys
''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. References External links ''Eomys''in the Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms. History The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ... Geomyoid rodents Prehistoric rodent genera Gliding animals Oligocene rodents Oligocene mammals of Asia Oligocene mammals of Europe Paleogene France Fossils of France Quercy Phosphorites Formation Fossil taxa described in 1884 {{geomyidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
