Birbalomys

Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia.

Birbalomys
Temporal range: Early Eocene–Middle Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Suborder:
Hystricomorpha
Family:
Chapattimyidae
Genus:
Birbalomys

Sahni & Khare, 1973
Species
  • Birbalomys woodi (type)
  • Birbalomys ijlsti
  • Birbalomys sondaari
  • Birbalomys vandermeuleni

The 30 centimetres (12 in) long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are highly speculative.[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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