Blainvillimys
| Blainvillimys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Theridomyidae |
| Genus: | †Blainvillimys Gervais, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Blainvillimys blainvillei Gervais, 1848 | |
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Blainvillimys is an extinct genus of theridomyid rodents that lived in Europe from the Bartonian stage to the Rupelian stage, during the Eocene and Oligocene epoch.[1]
Distribution
Blainvillimys blainvillei is known from France and Switzerland.[2] Blainvillimys avus is known exclusively from France,[3] as is Blanvillimys gemellus.[4] Blainvillimys gregarius is known from France, Switzerland, and Spain,[5] while Blainvillimys helmeri is known from all the same countries as B. gregarius but is also known from Germany.[6] Blainvillimys langei is known from France and Spain,[7][8] as is Blainvillimys rotundidens.[9]
References
- ↑ "Blainvillimys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys blainvillei". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys avus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys gemellus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys gregarius". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys helmeri". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys langei". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Vianey-Liaud, Monique; Schmid, Brigitte (1 December 2009). "Diversité, datation et paléoenvironnement de la faune de mammifères oligocène de Cavalé (Quercy, SO France): contribution de l'analyse morphométrique des Theridomyinae (Mammalia, Rodentia)". Geodiversitas. 31 (4): 909–941. doi:10.5252/g2009n4a909. ISSN 1280-9659. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.
- ↑ "Blainvillimys rotundidens". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.