List of extinct rodents
This list of extinct rodents lists the prehistoric rodents from the fossil record that are extinct−no longer extant. The list may include extinct rodents of any period up to the ongoing Holocene −Anthropocene extinction event of the present Holocene epoch, that began approximately 11,700 years before present. Fossils from related groups such as Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) should not be included here. Extinct prehistoric rodents. Prehistoric extinctions (beginning of the Holocene to 1500 AD) Extinct Rodents (Holocene). 16th century (1500-1599) 17th century (1600-1699)