Ailuravus
Temporal range:
Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Infraorder: Protrogomorpha
Family: †Ischyromyidae
Subfamily: †Ailuravinae
Genus: †Ailuravus
Rütimeyer, 1891
Species
  • Ailuravus macrurus Weitzel, 1949
  • Ailuravus michauxi
  • Ailuravus mitchelli
  • Ailuravus picteti
  • Ailuravus stehlinschaubi
  • Ailuravus subita

Ailuravus is a genus of prehistoric rodents in the family Ischyromyidae.

Ailuravus macrurus

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 period of Europe, in forests, and may have been arboreal. Furthermore, this species was discovered to have inhabited South Asia, specifically India. This was found through the comparison of the teeth found from each organism from both places. Due to this discovery, there is thought to be a connection between South Asia and Europe before they were separated and shifted into continents. In India, Ailuravus macrurus are thought to have inhabited the Cambay Basin, so they most likely preferred to live near aquatic regions along with fish species.

Ailuravus macrurus skeleton

References

    • "†Ailuravus Rütimeyer 1891 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
    • "†subfamily Ailuravinae Michaux 1968 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
    • "†family Ischyromyidae Alston 1876 (rodent)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 July 2019 from the Paleobiology Database.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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    1. ↑ Rana, R. S., Kumar, K., Escarguel, G., Sahni, A., Rose, K. D., Smith, T., Singh, H., & Singh, L. (2008). An ailuravine rodent from the lower eocene cambay formation at vastan, western india, and its palaeobiogeographic implications. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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