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.

Etymology

The specific epithet of the species Paranomalurus riodeoroensis refers to Rio de Oro.

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.

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.