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Extinct genus of rodents

Pseudotomus
Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
P. oweni skeleton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Infraorder: Protrogomorpha
Family: †Ischyromyidae
Genus: †Pseudotomus
Cope, 1872
Species
  • P. hians (type)
  • P. californicus
  • P. horribilis
  • P. johanniculi
  • P. eugenei
  • P. petersoni
  • P. robustus
  • P. timmys
Synonyms
  • Ischyrotomus
  • Paramys
Sinopa and I. oweni skeletons mounted in fighting postures

Pseudotomus is an extinct genus of rodent from North America.

References

  1. Bertrand, Ornella C.; Amador-Mughal, Farrah; Lang, Madlen M.; Silcox, Mary T. (2019). "New Virtual Endocasts of Eocene Ischyromyidae and Their Relevance in Evaluating Neurological Changes Occurring Through Time in Rodentia". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 26 (3): 345–371. doi:10.1007/s10914-017-9425-6. S2CID 254702826.
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