Paranomalurus

Paranomalurus; Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Anomaluridae
Genus:	†Paranomalurus; Lavocat, 1973
Type species
	Paranomalurus bishopi; Lavocat, 1973
Other species
	Paranomalurus walkeri Lavocat, 1973; Paranomalurus riodeoroensis Marivaux et al., 2017;

Paranomalurus is an extinct genus of anomalurid rodent that lived in Africa during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.^[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet of the species Paranomalurus riodeoroensis refers to Rio de Oro.^[2]

Desciption

The enamel of the incisors of P. riodeoroensis is characterised by thin Hunter-Schreger bands (HSBs). Generally, there is one flattened enamel prism per band, but on occasionally two per band. The interprismatic matrix, which runs parallel to the prism direction, is thin.^[3]

References

↑ "Paranomalurus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
↑ Marivaux, Laurent; Adnet, Sylvain; Benammi, Mohamed; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Benammi, Mouloud (3 July 2017). "Anomaluroid rodents from the earliest Oligocene of Dakhla, Morocco, reveal the long-lived and morphologically conservative pattern of the Anomaluridae and Nonanomaluridae during the Tertiary in Africa". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 15 (7): 539–569. Bibcode:2017JSPal..15..539M. doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1206977. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
↑ Marivaux, Laurent; Boivin, Myriam; Adnet, Sylvain; Benammi, Mohamed; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Benammi, Mouloud (3 February 2018). "Incisor Enamel Microstructure of Hystricognathous and Anomaluroid Rodents from the Earliest Oligocene of Dakhla, Atlantic Sahara (Morocco)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 26 (3): 373–388. doi:10.1007/s10914-017-9426-5. hdl:11336/122954. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 4 October 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.

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[1] "Paranomalurus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 14 August 2026.

[2] Marivaux, Laurent; Adnet, Sylvain; Benammi, Mohamed; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Benammi, Mouloud (3 July 2017). "Anomaluroid rodents from the earliest Oligocene of Dakhla, Morocco, reveal the long-lived and morphologically conservative pattern of the Anomaluridae and Nonanomaluridae during the Tertiary in Africa". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 15 (7): 539–569. Bibcode:2017JSPal..15..539M. doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1206977. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

[3] Marivaux, Laurent; Boivin, Myriam; Adnet, Sylvain; Benammi, Mohamed; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Benammi, Mouloud (3 February 2018). "Incisor Enamel Microstructure of Hystricognathous and Anomaluroid Rodents from the Earliest Oligocene of Dakhla, Atlantic Sahara (Morocco)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 26 (3): 373–388. doi:10.1007/s10914-017-9426-5. hdl:11336/122954. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 4 October 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.

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