Armintomys

Armintomys
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Armintomyidae
Dawson, Krishtalka, & Stucky, 1990
Genus: Armintomys
Dawson, Krishtalka, & Stucky, 1990
Species: A. tullbergi
Binomial name
Armintomys tullbergi
Dawson, Krishtalka, & Stucky, 1990

Armintomys was a genus of extinct rodent from North America related to jerboas and jumping mice. It is the only genus in the family Armintomyidae.


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