Birbalomys

Birbalomys
Temporal range: Early Eocene–Middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Superfamily: Ctenodactyloidea
Family: †Chapattimyidae
Genus: †Birbalomys
Sahni & Khare, 1973
Species

Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia.

The 30-centimetre-long (12-inch-long) creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are speculative. Birbalomys bear resemblance with the Ctenodactyloidea, Chapattimyidae, and Yuomyidae families.[1] Early findings suggest that Birbalomys were found in the Subathu Formation in the Kuthar River in the Eocene epoch.[2]

References

  1. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-84028-152-1.
  2. ^ Rose, Kenneth D.; Holbrook, Luke T.; Rana, Rajendra S.; Kumar, Kishor; Jones, Katrina E.; Ahrens, Heather E.; Missiaen, Pieter; Sahni, Ashok; Smith, Thierry (December 2014). "Early Eocene fossils suggest that the mammalian order Perissodactyla originated in India". Nature Communications. 5 (1): 5570. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5570R. doi:10.1038/ncomms6570. hdl:1854/LU-5972511. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 25410701.


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