Biology:Bathyergoides
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Short description: Extinct genus of rodents
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Family: | †Bathyergoididae Lavocat, 1973 |
| Genus: | †Bathyergoides Stromer 1923 |
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B. neotertiarius (type) | |
Bathyergoides is an extinct genus of rodent from Africa thought to be related to the modern blesmols. It is the only member of the family Bathyergoididae.[citation needed] Fossils of Bathyergoides neotertiarius were recovered from the Early Miocene Elisabeth Bay Formation of Namibia.[1]
References
- ↑ Pickford, 2018, p. 88
Bibliography
- Pickford, Martin (2018). "Tenrecoid mandible from Elisabethfeld (Early Miocene) Namibia". Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia 18: 87–92. http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/5bf_Pickford2018_Tenrecoid%20mandible%20from%20the%20Sperrgebiet.pdf. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
Wikidata ☰ Q4869178 entry
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