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Eomys
Extinct genus of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1][2]
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Eomys | |
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Life restoration of Eomys quercyi | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | †Eomyidae |
Genus: | †Eomys Schlosser, 1884 |
Type species | |
†Eomys zitteli Schlosser, 1884 |
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