Eomys Explained

Eomys is an extinct genus of eomyid rodent from the late Oligocene of France, Germany, Spain, and possibly Turkey. The species Eomys quercyi is the earliest known gliding rodent.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Source: mindat.org^[3]

• E. alulghensis Cuenca & Canudo, 1994
• E. antiquus (Aymard, 1853)
• E. ebnatensis Engesser, 1987
• E. fahlbuschi Ünay-Bayraktar, 1989
• E. gigas Comte & Vianey-Liaud, 1987
• E. helveticus Engesser & Kalin, 2017
• E. huerzeleri Engesser, 1982
• E. major Freudenberg, 1941
• E. molassicus Engesser, 1987
• E. minor Comte & Vianey-Liaud, 1987
• E. quercyi Comte & Vianey-Liaud, 1987
• E. schluneggeri Engesser & Kalin, 2017

External links

• Eomys in the Paleobiology Database

Notes and References

1. Storch . G. . Engesser . B. . Wuttke . M. . 1996 . Oldest fossil record of gliding in rodents . Nature . 379 . 6564 . 439–441 . 10.1038/379439a0 . 1996Natur.379..439S . 4326465 .
2. Engesser . B. . Kälin . D. . Eomys helveticus n. sp. and Eomys schluneggeri n. sp., two new small eomyids of the Chattian (MP 25/MP 26) subalpine Lower Freshwater Molasse of Switzerland . Fossil Imprint . 73 . 1–2 . 2017 . 213–224 . 10.2478/if-2017-0012 . free .
3. Web site: Eomys . www.mindat.org.