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]

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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.