Ailuravus
| Ailuravus Temporal range:
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| Ailuravus macrurus skeleton | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
| Infraorder: | Protrogomorpha |
| Family: | †Ischyromyidae |
| Subfamily: | †Ailuravinae |
| Genus: | †Ailuravus Rütimeyer, 1891 |
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Ailuravus is a genus of prehistoric rodents in the family Ischyromyidae.
Ailuravus macrurus ("big-tailed cat-ancestor") was a primitive, squirrel-like rodent, one of the earliest known rodents, from the Messel pit Lagerstätte, in Germany. It lived during the Eocene of Europe, in forests, and may have been arboreal.
References
- "†Ailuravus Rütimeyer 1891 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "†subfamily Ailuravinae Michaux 1968 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- "†family Ischyromyidae Alston 1876 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 1 July 2019.