Pseudoltinomys

Pseuldoltinomys
Temporal range: Middle Eocene - Early Oligocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Theridomyidae
Subfamily: Issiodoromyinae
Genus: Pseudoltinomys
Lavocat, 1951

Pseudoltinomys is a prehistoric rodent that lived approximately 30 million years ago, during the Oligocene epoch. It outwardly resembles a gerbil, but may have been related to kangaroo rats or may represent an early offshoot of rodents with no modern relatives.


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