Eurymylidae

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Eurymylidae Fossil range: Late Paleocene to Middle Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Eurymylidae Matthew, Granger, & Springer, 1929
Genera
†Gomphos †Zagmys †Nikolomylus †Aktashmys †Asiaparamys †Kazygurtia †Eomylus †Eurymylus †Amar †Rhombomylus †Decipomys †Khaychina

Eurymylidae is a family of extinct simplicidentates. Most authorities consider them to be basal to all modern rodents and may have been the ancestral stock from whence the most recent common ancestor of all modern rodents (crown rodents) arose. Eurymylids are only known from Asia.

[edit] Classification

• Mirorder Simplicidentata - simplicidentates
  • Family †Eurymylidae
    • †Gomphos
    • †Zagmys
    • †Nikolomylus
    • †Aktashmys
    • Subfamily †Eurymylinae
      • †Asiaparamys
      • †Kazygurtia
      • †Eomylus
      • †Eurymylus
      • †Amar
      • †Rhombomylus
      • †Decipomys
    • Subfamily †Khaychininae
      • †Khaychina
  • Order Rodentia - crown rodents (including all extant rodents)

[edit] References

• McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8