Ailuravus macrurus
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Ailuravus macrurus and Strigogyps sapea
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Ailuravus macrurus |
Ailuravus macrurus ("Big-tailed Cat-bird") was a primitive, squirrel-like rodent, one of the earliest known rodents, from the Messel pit Lagerstätte, in Germany. It lived during the Eocene period of Europe, in forests, and may have been arboreal.