Archetypomys
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Archetypomys
| Archetypomys Temporal range: early Eocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Archetypomyidae Meng et al., 2007 |
| Genus: | †Archetypomys Meng et al., 2007 |
| Species: | †A. erlianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Archetypomys erlianensis Meng et al., 2007 |
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Archetypomys is an extinct genus of early Eocene rodent and the only member of the family Archetypomyidae. A single species, Archetypomys erlianensis, has been described from Inner Mongolia. Archetypomys was a very small rodent intermediate in morphology between the basal rodent family Alagomyidae and more advanced rodents (Meng et al., 2007).
References
- Meng, J., C. Li, X. Ni, Y. Wang, and K.C. Beard. 2007. A new Eocene rodent from the lower Arshanto Formation in the Nuhetingboerhe (Camp Margetts) area, Inner Mongolia. American Museum Novitates, 3569:1-18. [1]
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