Ailuravus

Ailuravus Temporal range: 48.6–37.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Sciuromorpha
Infraorder:
Family:	†
Subfamily:	†
Genus:	†Ailuravus Rütimeyer, 1891
Species
Ailuravus macrurus Weitzel, 1949 Ailuravus michauxi Ailuravus mitchelli Ailuravus picteti Ailuravus stehlinschaubi Ailuravus subita

Ailuravus is a genus of prehistoric rodents in the family .

Ailuravus macrurus[]

Ailuravus macrurus ("big-tailed cat-ancestor") was a primitive, squirrel-like rodent, one of the earliest known rodents, from the Messel pit Lagerstätte, in Germany. It lived during the Eocene period of Europe, in forests, and may have been arboreal.

Ailuravus macrurus skeleton

References[]

• "†Ailuravus Rütimeyer 1891 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
• "†subfamily Ailuravinae Michaux 1968 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
• "†family Ischyromyidae Alston 1876 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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