Faraframys
| Faraframys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Subfamily: | Lophiomyinae |
| Genus: | †Faraframys Mein and Pickford, 2010 |
| Species: | †F. heissigi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Faraframys heissigi Mein and Pickford, 2010 | |
Faraframys is an extinct monotypic genus of lophiomyine rodent that lived in North Africa during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Etymology
The generic name Faraframys, references the Farafra Oasis and the Greek word mys, meaning mouse. The specific epithet of the type species, Faraframys heissigi, honours Kurt Heissig, the first palaeontologist to scientifically describe Late Miocene rodents from the Western Desert of Egypt.[1]
References
- ↑ 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 25 July 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.