POSITION OF THE AILURAVINAE WITHIN THE EA RLY RADIATION THE EUROPEAN RODENTS

Authors
HARTENBERGER JL
Citation
Jl. Hartenberger, POSITION OF THE AILURAVINAE WITHIN THE EA RLY RADIATION THE EUROPEAN RODENTS, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 321(7), 1995, pp. 631-637
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518050
Volume
321
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
631 - 637
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(1995)321:7<631:POTAWT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The recent discovery in Mongolia of the Alagomyidae, the most primitiv e rodents known up to now, allows further discussion concerning the ph ylogenetic relationships and systematic position of the Ailuravinae fr om the Eocene of Europe. Two other species (Paucimys pourcyensis nov. gen. and P. cordicingularis) from the Early Eocene of Europe, previous ly attributed to the genus Paramys, can be situated in this group. The conclusion emphasizes the diversity of the primitive rodents and the difficulty of establishing their phylogenetic relationships.