Pseudoltinomys
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Pseudoltinomys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | † |
Subfamily: | † |
Genus: | †Pseudoltinomys Lavocat, 1951 |
Pseudoltinomys is a prehistoric rodent that lived approximately 30 million years ago, during the Oligocene epoch. It outwardly resembles a gerbil, but may have been related to kangaroo rats or may represent an early offshoot of rodents with no modern relatives.
Categories:
- Eocene rodents
- Oligocene rodents
- Oligocene mammals of Europe
- Paleogene France
- Fossils of France
- Quercy Phosphorites Formation
- Prehistoric rodent stubs