Proafricanomys

Proafricanomys
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Ctenodactylidae
Genus: †
Species:
†P. libanensis
Binomial name
†Proafricanomys libanensis
López-Antoñanzas et. al., 2015

Proafricanomys is an extinct genus of ctenodactylid that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Pproafricanomys libanensis is known from Lebanon.[1]

References

  1. ^ López-Antoñanzas, Raquel; Knoll, Fabien; Maksoud, Sibelle; Azar, Dany (7 August 2015). "First Miocene rodent from Lebanon provides the 'missing link' between Asian and African gundis (Rodentia: Ctenodactylidae)". Scientific Reports. 5 (1): 12871. Bibcode:2015NatSR...512871L. doi:10.1038/srep12871. hdl:10261/338611. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4528195. PMID 26250050.


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