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List of extinct rodents

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169: 341: 132: 680: 883: 531: 928: 1479: 971: 715: 923: 943: 1211: 953: 948: 913: 508: 1484: 526: 1489: 918: 659:(Rodentia: Caviomorpha), an extinct megafaunal rodent from the Anguilla Bank, West Indies: estimates and implications" 555: 938: 933: 876: 1494: 1443: 1149: 976: 1474: 1451: 1299: 1144: 520: 456: 1391: 1293: 1081: 314: 1310: 1064: 1058: 1040: 1028: 467: 450: 830:
Sánchez-Villagra, M. R.; Aguilera, O.; Horovitz, I. (2003). "The anatomy of the world's largest rodent".
1250: 1022: 908: 869: 654: 356: 583:"The evolution of fossoriality and the adaptive role of horns in the Mylagaulidae (Mammalia: Rodentia)" 1421: 1415: 1327: 1321: 1285: 1274: 1262: 1118: 1100: 1052: 1034: 998: 992: 486: 281: 1167: 1004: 423: 76: 1372: 1358: 1341: 1256: 1219: 1187: 1046: 1016: 812: 503: 480: 1409: 1403: 1397: 1333: 1268: 1231: 1205: 1199: 1193: 1138: 847: 762: 711: 612: 168: 368:
Probably under 280 kg (620 lb); earlier estimates up to 700 kg (1,500 lb)
1383: 1366: 1076: 1070: 839: 802: 752: 744: 602: 594: 498: 418: 307: 1347: 1132: 1088: 631: 462: 1225: 1181: 1175: 1156: 1126: 757: 732: 607: 582: 428: 69: 1468: 433: 1242: 1010: 439: 340: 216: 140: 131: 445: 222: 207: 125: 105: 95: 791:"When teeth and bones disagree: Body mass estimation of a giant extinct rodent" 807: 790: 473: 349: 274: 177: 28: 843: 379: 851: 766: 748: 616: 598: 559: 861: 333: 321: 288: 247: 162: 816: 238: 158: 91: 21: 893: 257: 191: 114: 17: 653:
Biknevicius, A. R.; McFarlane, Donald A.; MacPhee, R. D. E. (1993).
632:"Three new giant prehistoric rats from Flores Lesser Sunda Islands" 253: 681:"I roditori Pleistocenici della Grotta di Spinagallo (Siracusa)" 865: 642:(21). Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden: 299–316. 1025: (quolls, dunnarts, and other Australian carnivores) 387:
A giant rodent, to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long
1296: (kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, and potoroos) 558:. Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre. Archived from 1435: 1382: 1357: 1309: 1284: 1241: 1166: 1117: 1110: 985: 964: 901: 731:Rinderknecht, Andrés; Blanco, R. Ernesto (2008). 549: 547: 995: (golden moles, otter shrews, and tenrecs) 1202: (badgers, martens, otters, and weasels) 877: 219:group of rodents resembling large guinea pigs 8: 1129: (antelope, sheep, goats, and cattle) 1114: 884: 870: 862: 710:. Columbia University Press. p. 274. 38: 806: 784: 782: 780: 778: 776: 756: 606: 1141: (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) 789:Millien, Virginie; Bovy, Helene (2010). 706:Kurtén, Björn; Anderson, Elaine (1980). 1222: (raccoons, coatis, and kinkajous) 1208: (seals, sea lions, and walruses) 1037: (kangaroos, possums, and wombats) 543: 31:(rabbits and hares) are not included. 7: 1302: (possums, gliders, and cuscus) 1043: (hedgehogs, moles, and shrews) 708:Pleistocene Mammals of North America 40:Exceptionally large extinct rodents 27:Species from related groups such as 737:Proceedings of the Royal Society B 587:Proceedings of the Royal Society B 14: 1253: (Old World leaf-nosed bats) 1049: (hares, rabbits, and pikas) 399:Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene 1214: (seals and stem-relatives) 1196: (skunks and stink badgers) 581:Hopkins, Samantha S. B. (2005). 339: 167: 130: 554:Harington, C. R. (March 1996). 227:Up to 200 kg (440 lb) 122:Up to 100 kg (220 lb) 1344: (hedgehogs and gymnures) 1061: (bandicoots and bilbies) 1: 532:Rodent extinctions since 1500 330:1,500 kg (3,300 lb) 1324: (white-toothed shrews) 1073: (anteaters and sloths) 1001: (even-toed ungulates) 733:"The largest fossil rodent" 1511: 1336: (red-toothed shrews) 1159: (pigs and peccaries) 1067: (odd-toed ungulates) 509:Verhoeven's giant tree rat 1369: (hares and rabbits) 1350: (moles and desmans) 1234: (civets and genets) 972:Monotremes and marsupials 965:By subclass or infraclass 808:10.1644/08-mamm-a-347r1.1 666:American Museum Novitates 296:100 kg (220 lb) 82:An extinct beaver species 1480:Lists of extinct animals 1271: (free-tailed bats) 1265: (bent-winged bats) 1178: (wolves and foxes) 636:Zoologische Mededelingen 457:Conilurus capricornensis 263:113 g (4.0 oz) 1055: (elephant shrews) 844:10.1126/science.1089332 630:Hooijer, D. A. (1957). 393:Perhaps 70% of size of 324:', largest known rodent 1330: (African shrews) 1277: (horseshoe bats) 1212:Fossil pinnipedimorphs 749:10.1098/rspb.2007.1645 599:10.1098/rspb.2005.3171 451:Hispaniolan edible rat 154:Smallest horned mammal 1412:(lorises and galagos) 1111:By suborder or family 929:critically endangered 679:Petronio, C. (1970). 562:on September 14, 2007 85:Western North America 795:Journal of Mammalogy 362:A horse-sized rodent 336:to Early Pleistocene 1485:Prehistoric rodents 1418:(New World monkeys) 1394:(Old World monkeys) 657:Amblyrhiza inundata 593:(1573): 1705–1713. 527:Prehistoric rodents 468:Buhler's coryphomys 57:Approx. max. weight 41: 24:− no longer alive. 1490:Paleontology lists 1455: (brown bear) 1259: (fruit bats) 1103: (treeshrews) 1019: (armadillos) 1007: (carnivores) 504:Puerto Rican hutia 481:Pennatomys nivalis 408:Extinct after 1500 357:P. pattersoni 39: 1462: 1461: 1431: 1430: 1190: (mongooses) 977:Placental mammals 838:(5640): 1708–10. 743:(1637): 923–928. 487:Desmarest's hutia 405: 404: 282:N. pinckneyi 20:species that are 1502: 1495:Lists of mammals 1300:Phalangeriformes 1115: 1031: (opossums) 924:recently extinct 886: 879: 872: 863: 856: 855: 827: 821: 820: 810: 786: 771: 770: 760: 728: 722: 721: 703: 697: 695: 685: 676: 670: 669: 663: 650: 644: 643: 627: 621: 620: 610: 578: 572: 571: 569: 567: 551: 499:Insular cave rat 424:Torre's cave rat 419:Oriente cave rat 343: 308:Josephoartigasia 188:A large cave rat 171: 134: 42: 16:This list is of 1510: 1509: 1505: 1504: 1503: 1501: 1500: 1499: 1475:Extinct rodents 1465: 1464: 1463: 1458: 1427: 1392:Cercopithecoids 1378: 1353: 1305: 1294:Macropodiformes 1280: 1237: 1162: 1106: 981: 960: 944:near threatened 897: 890: 860: 859: 829: 828: 824: 788: 787: 774: 730: 729: 725: 718: 705: 704: 700: 683: 678: 677: 673: 661: 652: 651: 647: 629: 628: 624: 580: 579: 575: 565: 563: 553: 552: 545: 540: 521:Extinct rodents 517: 495: 415: 410: 199:Extinct by 1500 77:C. californicus 37: 12: 11: 5: 1508: 1506: 1498: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1467: 1466: 1460: 1459: 1457: 1456: 1448: 1439: 1437: 1433: 1432: 1429: 1428: 1426: 1425: 1419: 1413: 1407: 1401: 1395: 1388: 1386: 1380: 1379: 1377: 1376: 1370: 1363: 1361: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1351: 1345: 1339: 1338: 1337: 1331: 1325: 1315: 1313: 1307: 1306: 1304: 1303: 1297: 1290: 1288: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1278: 1272: 1266: 1260: 1257:Megachiroptera 1254: 1247: 1245: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1235: 1229: 1223: 1217: 1216: 1215: 1203: 1197: 1191: 1185: 1179: 1172: 1170: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1160: 1154: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1136: 1130: 1123: 1121: 1112: 1108: 1107: 1105: 1104: 1098: 1097: 1096: 1086: 1085: 1084: 1074: 1068: 1065:Perissodactyls 1062: 1059:Peramelemorphs 1056: 1050: 1044: 1041:Eulipotyphlans 1038: 1032: 1029:Didelphimorphs 1026: 1020: 1014: 1008: 1002: 996: 989: 987: 983: 982: 980: 979: 974: 968: 966: 962: 961: 959: 958: 957: 956: 954:data deficient 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 905: 903: 899: 898: 891: 889: 888: 881: 874: 866: 858: 857: 822: 772: 723: 716: 698: 671: 655:"Body size in 645: 622: 573: 556:"Giant beaver" 542: 541: 539: 536: 535: 534: 529: 524: 516: 513: 512: 511: 506: 501: 494: 491: 490: 489: 484: 477: 470: 465: 460: 453: 448: 443: 436: 431: 429:Imposter hutia 426: 421: 414: 411: 409: 406: 403: 402: 400: 397: 391: 388: 385: 383: 375: 374: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 353: 345: 344: 337: 331: 328: 325: 318: 315:J. monesi 311: 303: 302: 300: 297: 294: 291: 285: 278: 270: 269: 267: 264: 261: 250: 244: 242: 234: 233: 231: 228: 225: 220: 213: 211: 203: 202: 200: 197: 194: 189: 186: 181: 173: 172: 165: 155: 152: 149: 148:Horned gophers 146: 144: 136: 135: 128: 123: 120: 117: 111: 109: 101: 100: 98: 88: 86: 83: 80: 73: 65: 64: 61: 58: 55: 52: 49: 46: 36: 33: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1507: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1472: 1470: 1454: 1453: 1449: 1446: 1445: 1441: 1440: 1438: 1434: 1423: 1420: 1417: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1405: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1393: 1390: 1389: 1387: 1385: 1381: 1375: (pikas) 1374: 1371: 1368: 1365: 1364: 1362: 1360: 1356: 1349: 1346: 1343: 1340: 1335: 1332: 1329: 1326: 1323: 1320: 1319: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1312: 1308: 1301: 1298: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1286:Diprotodontia 1283: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1252: 1251:Hipposiderids 1249: 1248: 1246: 1244: 1240: 1233: 1230: 1228: (bears) 1227: 1224: 1221: 1218: 1213: 1210: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1186: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1173: 1171: 1169: 1165: 1158: 1155: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1137: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1124: 1122: 1120: 1116: 1113: 1109: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1092: 1091: 1090: 1087: 1083: 1080: 1079: 1078: 1075: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1057: 1054: 1051: 1048: 1045: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1024: 1023:Dasyuromorphs 1021: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1009: 1006: 1003: 1000: 997: 994: 991: 990: 988: 984: 978: 975: 973: 970: 969: 967: 963: 955: 952: 950: 949:least concern 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 912: 911: 910: 907: 906: 904: 900: 895: 887: 882: 880: 875: 873: 868: 867: 864: 853: 849: 845: 841: 837: 833: 826: 823: 818: 814: 809: 804: 800: 796: 792: 785: 783: 781: 779: 777: 773: 768: 764: 759: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 727: 724: 719: 717:0-231-03733-3 713: 709: 702: 699: 693: 689: 682: 675: 672: 668:(3079): 1–26. 667: 660: 658: 649: 646: 641: 637: 633: 626: 623: 618: 614: 609: 604: 600: 596: 592: 588: 584: 577: 574: 561: 557: 550: 548: 544: 537: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523:– all periods 522: 519: 518: 514: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 496: 492: 488: 485: 483: 482: 478: 476: 475: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 458: 454: 452: 449: 447: 444: 442: 441: 437: 435: 434:Montane hutia 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 416: 412: 407: 401: 398: 396: 395:P. pattersoni 392: 390:South America 389: 386: 384: 382: 381: 377: 376: 373: 370: 367: 365:North America 364: 361: 359: 358: 354: 352: 351: 347: 346: 342: 338: 335: 332: 329: 327:South America 326: 323: 319: 317: 316: 312: 310: 309: 305: 304: 301: 298: 295: 293:North America 292: 290: 286: 284: 283: 279: 277: 276: 272: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 255: 251: 249: 245: 243: 241: 240: 236: 235: 232: 229: 226: 224: 221: 218: 214: 212: 209: 205: 204: 201: 198: 195: 193: 190: 187: 185: 182: 180: 179: 175: 174: 170: 166: 164: 160: 156: 153: 151:North America 150: 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Retrieved 560:the original 493:17th century 479: 472: 463:Samaná hutia 455: 440:Megaoryzomys 438: 413:16th century 394: 378: 355: 348: 313: 306: 280: 273: 237: 217:paraphyletic 208:Giant hutias 184:S. florensis 183: 176: 141:Ceratogaulus 139: 104: 75: 68: 60:Stratigraphy 26: 15: 1444:Canis lupus 1005:Carnivorans 919:prehistoric 446:Cuban coney 299:Pleistocene 266:Pleistocene 230:Pleistocene 223:West Indies 126:Pleistocene 106:Castoroides 96:Pleistocene 35:Before 1500 1469:Categories 1436:By species 1424:(tarsiers) 1373:Ochotonids 1359:Lagomorpha 1342:Erinaceids 1243:Chiroptera 1220:Procyonids 1188:Herpestids 1047:Lagomorphs 1017:Cingulates 939:vulnerable 934:endangered 694:: 149–194. 538:References 474:Noronhomys 350:Phoberomys 275:Neochoerus 178:Spelaeomys 29:Lagomorpha 1410:Lorisoids 1404:Lemuroids 1398:Hominoids 1334:Soricines 1318:Soricids 1269:Molossids 1232:Viverrids 1206:Pinnipeds 1200:Mustelids 1194:Mephitids 1168:Carnivora 1139:Cetaceans 892:Lists of 688:Geol. Rom 380:Telicomys 94:to Early 1406:(lemurs) 1384:Primates 1367:Leporids 1077:Primates 1071:Pilosans 986:By order 902:By class 852:14500978 817:27755167 767:18198140 617:16087426 515:See also 334:Pliocene 322:pacarana 289:capybara 287:A large 252:Europe ( 248:dormouse 246:A giant 163:Pliocene 54:Location 1348:Talpids 1150:extinct 1133:Cervids 1094:extinct 1089:Rodents 909:Mammals 896:species 832:Science 758:2599941 608:1559849 371:Miocene 320:'Giant 239:Leithia 159:Miocene 115:beavers 92:Miocene 48:Species 22:extinct 1400:(apes) 1226:Ursids 1182:Felids 1176:Canids 1157:Suines 1145:Arctic 1127:Bovids 1082:fossil 914:marine 894:mammal 850:  815:  765:  755:  714:  615:  605:  566:3 July 258:Sicily 192:Flores 113:Giant 70:Castor 63:Image 18:rodent 813:JSTOR 684:(PDF) 662:(PDF) 254:Malta 157:Late 90:Late 51:Notes 45:Genus 848:PMID 763:PMID 712:ISBN 613:PMID 568:2014 840:doi 836:301 803:doi 753:PMC 745:doi 741:275 603:PMC 595:doi 591:272 161:to 1471:: 846:. 834:. 811:. 799:91 797:. 793:. 775:^ 761:. 751:. 739:. 735:. 692:IX 690:. 686:. 664:. 640:35 638:. 634:. 611:. 601:. 589:. 585:. 546:^ 256:, 215:A 885:e 878:t 871:v 854:. 842:: 819:. 805:: 769:. 747:: 720:. 619:. 597:: 570:. 260:) 210:" 206:" 196:-

Index

rodent
extinct
Lagomorpha
Castor
C. californicus
Miocene
Pleistocene
Castoroides
beavers
Pleistocene

Ceratogaulus
Miocene
Pliocene

Spelaeomys
Flores
Giant hutias
paraphyletic
West Indies
Leithia
dormouse
Malta
Sicily
Neochoerus
N. pinckneyi
capybara
Josephoartigasia
J. monesi
pacarana

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