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Aplodontiidae
The family Aplodontiidae also known as Aplodontidae, Haplodontiidae or Haploodontini is traditionally classified as the sole extant family of the suborder Protrogomorpha. It may be the sister family of the Sciuridae. There are fossils from the Oligocene until Miocene in Asia, from Oligocene in Europe and from the Oligocene until the present in North America, where there is the only living species: the mountain beaver The mountain beaver (''Aplodontia rufa'')Other names include boomer, mountain boomer, ground bear, giant mole, gehalis, sewellel, suwellel, showhurll, showtl, and showte, as well as a number of other Native American terms. "Mountain beaver" is a ... (''Aplodontia rufa''). Systematics It includes the following genera: * '' Aplodontia'' Richardson, 1829 * †'' Altasciurus '' Korth, 2019 * †'' Ameniscomys'' Dehm, 1950 * †'' Ansomys'' Qiu, 1987 * †'' Dakotallomys'' Tedrow and Korth, 1999 * †'' Disallomys'' Korth, 2009 * †'' Ephemeromys'' Wang & Heissig, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Beaver
The mountain beaver (''Aplodontia rufa'')Other names include boomer, mountain boomer, ground bear, giant mole, gehalis, sewellel, suwellel, showhurll, showtl, and showte, as well as a number of other Native American terms. "Mountain beaver" is a misnomer as the animal is not a true beaver (''Castor'') and it is not restricted to mountains. "Boomer" refers to the loud vocalizations that these usually-solitary animals make when in social situations, but this has not been recorded nor verified. Lewis and Clark originally called the animal "sewellel", a misunderstanding of the Chinook word "she-wal-lal", the name for garments made from the skin of the creature. See Borrecco and Anderson, 1980. is a North American rodent. It is the only living member of its genus, ''Aplodontia'', and Family (biology), family, Aplodontiidae. It should not be confused with true North American beaver, North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; the mountain beaver is instead m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninamys
''Ninamys'' was an extinct genus of rodents in the family Aplodontiidae that lived in China during the Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q56289906 Fossil taxa described in 2013 Aplodontiidae Extinct rodents Rodents of China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niglarodon
Niglaradon is an extinct genus of mountain beaver in the family Aplodontiidae, found from Idaho to South Dakota during the Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin .... References Aplodontiidae Extinct rodents † {{rodent-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oligopetes
''Oligopetes'' is an extinct genus of rodents in the family of Aplodontiidae, found from Spain to Pakistan during the Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q11939319 Aplodontiidae Extinct rodents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosciurus
''Prosciurus'' is an extinct genus of rodents in the family of Aplodontiidae. Description In terms of both their morphology Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to: Disciplines *Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts *Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, ... and their relative size, the endocasts of ''P. relictus'' and ''P.'' aff. ''saskatchewanensis'' are both more similar to that of arboreal squirrels than that of later aplodontiids. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q11942913 Aplodontiidae Fossil taxa described in 1910 Prehistoric rodent genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
