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Possible Phylogenetic Relationship of Asiatic Eurymylids and Rodents, with Comments on Mimotonids

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Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents

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Abstract

The puzzling genus Eurymylus, from the latest Paleocene of the Gashato Formation, Mongolia, has been a subject of great scientific interest from the time of its original description (Matthew and Granger, 1925; Matthew et al., 1929). Despite the discovery of additional specimens (Sych, 1971), however, no consensus has been reached on the possible systematic affinities of eurymylids with rodents, lagomorphs, pseudictopids, zalambdalestids, anagalids, or leptictids (Wood, 1942; Van Valen, 1964; Szalay and McKenna, 1971; Sych, 1971; Hartenberger, 1977).

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Chuan-kuei, L., Su-yin, T. (1985). Possible Phylogenetic Relationship of Asiatic Eurymylids and Rodents, with Comments on Mimotonids. In: Luckett, W.P., Hartenberger, JL. (eds) Evolutionary Relationships among Rodents. NATO Advanced Science Institutes (ASI) Series, vol 92. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0539-0_2

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