Ameuromys

Ameuromys
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: †Ameuromys
Mein and Pickford, 2010
Species:
†A. grandis
Binomial name
†Ameuromys grandis
Mein and Pickford, 2010

Ameuromys is an extinct monotypic genus of gerbilline rodent that lived in North Africa during the Vallesian land mammal age of the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Etymology

The generic name Ameuromys honours the scientist Mme Arbeha Ameur-Chehbeur for her contributions to Neogene rodent palaeontology in North Africa. The specific epithet of the type species, Ameuromys grandis, references the relatively large body proportions of the animal.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Mein, Pierre; Pickford, Martin (27 April 2010). "Vallesian rodents from Sheikh Abdallah, Western Desert, Egypt". Historical Biology. 22 (1–3): 224–259. doi:10.1080/08912961003644104. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 23 July 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
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