Hadromys loujacobsi

Hadromys loujacobsi
Conservation status
	Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Hadromys
Species:	H. loujacobs
Binomial name
	Hadromys loujacobs; Musser, 1987

Hadromys loujacobsi is an extinct species of rat, known only from three molars of early Pleistocene origin. They were found in the Upper Siwalik Group in the Punjab region of Pakistan.^[1]

References

↑ Musser, Guy G. (1987). "The occurrence of Hadromys (Rodentia: Muridae) in Early Pleistocene Siwalik Strata in northern Pakistan and its bearing on biogeographic affinities between Indian and northeastern African murine faunas". American Museum Novitates (2883): 1–36.

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[1] Musser, Guy G. (1987). "The occurrence of Hadromys (Rodentia: Muridae) in Early Pleistocene Siwalik Strata in northern Pakistan and its bearing on biogeographic affinities between Indian and northeastern African murine faunas". American Museum Novitates (2883): 1–36.