Saidomys
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Saidomys is an extinct genus of murid rodent that lived in Africa during the Pliocene epoch.
| Saidomys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | †Saidomys James & Slaughter, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Saidomys natrunensis James & Slaughter, 1974 | |
| Other species | |
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Saidomys afarensis Sabatier, 1982 | |
Distribution
Palaeoecology
The dental microwear of S. afarensis bears the most similarities to that of extant rodents that consume grass, suggesting that S. afarensis too was primarily an eater of grass.[3]