Rodents

Prehistoric Scratchpad PhBP Po10BP

Order of mammals with incisors that must be kept short by gnawing.

Rodents Web Pages

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent

Classification

• Class Mammalia (Mammals) - Class of animals where the female provides nourishment to their young with mammary glands. They also have hair, 3 middle ear bones, and a neo-cortex.
  • Order Rodentia
    • Family Heptaxodontidae (Giant Hutias) - Extinct family of giant rodents found in the West Indies. Some are as large as beavers or black bears.