Extinct genus of rodents
Rhizospalax is a genus of extinct rodent from Europe thought to be distantly related to modern beavers. It is the only member of the family Rhizospalacidae.[1]
References
- ^ Hugueney, Marguerite; Mein, Pierre (1 September 1993). "A comment on the earliest spalacinae (rodentia, Muroidea)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 1 (3): 215–223. doi:10.1007/BF01024708. ISSN 1573-7055.
Prehistoric families in order Rodentia | |
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Sciuromorpha | |
Castorimorpha | |
Myomorpha | |
Anomaluromorpha | |
Hystricomorpha | |
Theridomorpha |
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incertae sedis | |
See also: Category |
Rhizospalax |
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