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Acritophiomys
Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Parvorder: Phiomorpha
Genus: †Acritophiomys
Species: †A. bowni
Binomial name
†Acritophiomys bowni
Sallam et. al., 2012

Acritophiomys is an extinct genus of phiomorph rodent that inhabited Egypt during the Late Eocene. It contains a single species, A. bowni.

References

  1. Sallam, Hesham M.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Simons, Elwyn L. (30 March 2012). "A basal phiomorph (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the late Eocene of the Fayum Depression, Egypt". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 131 (2): 283–301. doi:10.1007/s13358-012-0039-6. ISSN 1664-2376. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Springer Open.


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