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Extinct genus of rodents
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Rhizospalax
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha
Superfamily: Castoroidea
Family: Rhizospalacidae
Thaler, 1966
Genus: Rhizospalax
Miller & Gidley, 1919

Rhizospalax is a genus of extinct rodent from Europe thought to be distantly related to modern beavers. It is the only member of the family Rhizospalacidae.

References

  1. Hugueney, Marguerite; Mein, Pierre (1 September 1993). "A comment on the earliest spalacinae (rodentia, Muroidea)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 1 (3): 215–223. doi:10.1007/BF01024708. ISSN 1573-7055.
Prehistoric families in order Rodentia
Sciuromorpha
Castorimorpha
Myomorpha
Anomaluromorpha
Hystricomorpha
Theridomorpha
incertae sedis
See also: Category
Castorimorpha
Castorimorpha
Diplolophidae
Castoroidea
Castoridae
Agnotocastorinae
Agnotocastorini
Anchitheriomyini
Palaeocastorinae
Euhapsini
Castoroidinae
Castoroidini
Nothodipoidini
Trogontheriini
Castorinae
Eutypomyidae
Rhizospalacidae
Palaeocastor peninsulatus

Castor fiber

Castoroides dilophidus
Geomorpha
Eomyidae
Apeomyinae
Eomyinae
Yoderimyinae
Geomyoidea
Florentiamyidae
Heliscomyidae
Heteromyidae
Dipodomyinae
Heteromyinae
Perognathinae
Geomyidae
Entoptychinae
Geomyinae
Perognathus fasciatus Thomomys mazama
Taxon identifiers
Rhizospalax


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