Birbalomys
| Birbalomys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Ctenodactyloidea |
| Family: | †Chapattimyidae |
| Genus: | †Birbalomys Sahni & Khare, 1973 |
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Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia.
The 30-centimetre-long (12-inch-long) creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are speculative. Birbalomys bear resemblance with the Ctenodactyloidea, Chapattimyidae, and Yuomyidae families.[1] Early findings suggest that Birbalomys were found in the Subathu Formation in the Kuthar River in the Eocene epoch.[2]
References
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-84028-152-1.
- ^ Rose, Kenneth D.; Holbrook, Luke T.; Rana, Rajendra S.; Kumar, Kishor; Jones, Katrina E.; Ahrens, Heather E.; Missiaen, Pieter; Sahni, Ashok; Smith, Thierry (December 2014). "Early Eocene fossils suggest that the mammalian order Perissodactyla originated in India". Nature Communications. 5 (1): 5570. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5570R. doi:10.1038/ncomms6570. hdl:1854/LU-5972511. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 25410701.
