Sciuravida

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Sciuravida

rodent suborder

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rodent
Evolution and classification
Suborder Sciuravida1 extant family, 4 extinct families containing 51 genera. Early Eocene to present.Family Ctenodactylidae (gundis)5 species in 4 genera, 16 extinct genera. Early Oligocene to Early Pliocene in Asia, Oligocene to Pleistocene in the Mediterranean, and Middle Miocene to present in Africa.…
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Suborder Sciuravida1 extant family, 4 extinct families containing 51 genera. Early Eocene to present.Family Ctenodactylidae (gundis)5 species in 4 genera, 16 extinct genera. Early Oligocene to Early Pliocene in Asia, Oligocene to Pleistocene in the Mediterranean, and Middle Miocene to present in Africa.…
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gundi
…only members of the suborder Sciuravida within the order Rodentia. In addition to living gundis, 16 extinct genera of family Ctenodactylidae are represented by fossils from Africa and parts of Asia. Gundis have no close relatives among current rodents, and they form a small relict cluster of an impressive evolutionary…
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…only members of the suborder Sciuravida within the order Rodentia. In addition to living gundis, 16 extinct genera of family Ctenodactylidae are represented by fossils from Africa and parts of Asia. Gundis have no close relatives among current rodents, and they form a small relict cluster of an impressive evolutionary…
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