Extinct genus of rodents
Bathyergoides is an extinct genus of rodent from Africa thought to be related to the modern blesmols. It is the only member of the family Bathyergoididae.[citation needed] Fossils of Bathyergoides neotertiarius were recovered from the Early Miocene Elisabeth Bay Formation of Namibia.[1]
References
- ^ Pickford, 2018, p. 88
Bibliography
- Pickford, Martin (2018). "Tenrecoid mandible from Elisabethfeld (Early Miocene) Namibia" (PDF). Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia. 18: 87–92. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
Prehistoric families in order Rodentia | |
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Sciuromorpha | |
Castorimorpha | |
Myomorpha | |
Anomaluromorpha | |
Hystricomorpha | |
Theridomorpha |
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incertae sedis | |
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Bathyergoides |
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