Eomys
Eomys is an extinct genus of eomyid rodent from the late Oligocene of France, Germany, Spain, and possibly Turkey. One species, Eomys quercyi, is the earliest known gliding rodent (Storch et al., 1996).
Sources
Storch G., Engesser, B. and Wuttke, M. 1996. Oldest fossil record of gliding in rodents. Nature 379:439-441.
After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (Life of the Past) by Donald R. Prothero
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External links
Eomys in the Paleobiology Database