Birbalomys

Birbalomys
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Superfamily: Ctenodactyloidea
Family: †Chapattimyidae
Genus: †Birbalomys
Sahni & Khare, 1973
Species
  • Birbalomys woodi (type)
  • Birbalomys ijlsti
  • Birbalomys sondaari
  • Birbalomys vandermeuleni

Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia.

The 30 cm (12 in)-long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are speculative. Birbalomys bear resemblance with the Ctenodactyloidea, Chapattimyidae, and Yuomyidae families.[1]

References

  1. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-84028-152-1.


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