Archetypomys Explained

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Meng . J. . C. . Li . X. . Ni . Y. . Wang . 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 . 2246/5860.