References Further reading Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (1993): Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Washington D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press. 2006. Une récente découverte au Laos: le Kha-nyou rongeur énigmatique. Le courrier de la Nature 213:28–33. Laonastes aenigmamus, an enigmatic rodent recently discovered in Laos. Bull. Acad. Vet., France 164, 135–140. 2011. Highly divergent lineages within the recently described rodent species Laonastes aenigmamus. Implications for its conservation. Journal of Mammalogy 92 (3): 620–628. , 2012. Ontogeny of the cranial system in Laonastes aenigmamus. J. Anat. 221:128–137 "Oddball Rodent" Found (in Plain View) Is Called New to Science Carnegie Museum Press Release: "New family of mammal really living fossil" with images Environment News Service: "Rodent Discovered in Laos Defines New Family of Mammals" contains photos Retired Professor Captures A 'Living Fossil' – Laotian Rock Rat Once Believed To Have Gone Extinct Florida State University (ScienceDaily) June 14, 2006 External links Tel Aviv University gene study supports "living fossil" hypothesis Mammals described in 2005 Mammals of Southeast Asia Rodents of Laos Extant Miocene first appearances