Eomys
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.
| EomysTemporal range: Late Oligocene, | |
|---|---|
| Life restoration of Eomys quercyi | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Eomyidae |
| Genus: | †EomysSchlosser, 1884 |
| †Eomys zitteliSchlosser, 1884 |
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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.
Source: mindat.org
- 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
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- Eomys in the Paleobiology Database
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