Ailuravus

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

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It is catalogued under topics including Eocene mammals of Europe, Eocene rodents and Fossil taxa described in 1891.

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Ailuravus
Commons category: Ailuravus
start time: 48600000-0
end time: 37200000-0
time period: Eocene

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

thumb|Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea|left 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.

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