Ailuravus Rütimeyer 1891 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Synonyms: Aeluravus Stehlin and Schaub 1951, Maurimontia Stehlin and Schaub 1951, Palaeomarmota Haupt 1921

Parent taxon: Ailuravinae according to R. S. Rana et al. 2008

See also Carroll 1988, Franzen 2004 and Hooker 1986

Sister taxa: Eohaplomys, Euromys, Meldimys, Mytonomys

Subtaxa: Ailuravus macrurus Ailuravus michauxi Ailuravus mitchelli Ailuravus picteti Ailuravus stehlinschaubi Ailuravus subita

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (3 collections), Germany (3), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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