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Norris RW, Zhou KY, Zhou CQ, Yang G, Kilpatrick CW, Honeycutt RL (2004). "The phylogenetic position of the zokors (Myospalacinae) and comments on the families of muroids (Rodentia)".
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group (that is, they share a common ancestor more recently than with any other group), and other groups now considered muroids should not be included in the
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Steppan SJ, Adkins RA, Anderson J (2004). "Phylogeny and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes".
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The cricetids thus currently include one fossil and five extant
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The cricetids first evolved in the Old World during the Early
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studies have shown the subfamilies listed below to form a
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Michaux Johan; Reyes
Aurelio; Catzeflis François (2001).
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species all being known. They all have large, gnawing,
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have historically been placed in
Cricetidae, such as
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719:. Columbia University Press. p. 80.
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376:Their diets are similarly variable, with
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945:Savage, R.J.G. & Long, M.R. (1986):
426:
715:Agusti, Jordi; Antón, Mauricio (2002).
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642:— New World climbing rats and relatives
420:. Although a few exceptions occur, the
1198:(Jerboas, jumping mice and birch mice)
947:Mammal Evolution: an illustrated guide
793:Martin, J. E.; Mallory, V. S. (2011).
1162:(Kangaroo rats and mice, pocket mice)
900:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003743
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486:, and rapidly diversified during the
290:in the large and complex superfamily
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717:Mammoths, Sabretooths, and Hominids
537:), the white-tailed rat (subfamily
25:
762:Savage & Long (1986): 122–124
1861:Extant Miocene first appearances
545:), and spiny dormice (subfamily
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1602:(vesper mice and climbing mice)
1:
1563:(voles, lemmings and muskrat)
1504:Extant subfamilies of family
1239:(Malagasy rats and relatives)
369:, with webbed feet and small
1438:(Spiny rats, coypus, hutias)
833:Jansa SA, Weksler M (2004).
1462:(Chinchillas and viscachas)
1255:(House mouse and relatives)
949:. Facts on File, New York.
931:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.10.020
855:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.07.002
820:The Encyclopedia of Mammals
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465:Roborovski's dwarf hamster
1586:(deer mice and relatives)
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1019:Extant families in order
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392:separated from grinding
1579:New World rats and mice
517:, family Muridae), the
312:New World rats and mice
125:Microtus pennsylvanicus
1414:(Agoutis and acouchis)
1390:(New World porcupines)
1337:(Old World porcupines)
919:Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.
843:Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.
513:), gerbils (subfamily
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1797:Paleobiology Database
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1231:(Mouse-like hamsters)
463:
400:. Molar teeth may be
332:New World pygmy mouse
469:Phodopus roborovskii
816:Macdonald, D. (ed.)
608:Democricetodontinae
525:, family Muridae),
503:mouse-like hamsters
396:teeth by a gap, or
294:. It includes true
1329:(Laotian rock rat)
1309:("Porcupine-like")
1272:("Anomalure-like")
1215:(Oriental dormice)
1213:Platacanthomyidae
962:Systematic Biology
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1430:(Tuco-tucos)
1428:Ctenomyidae
1404:Cuniculidae
1378:Caviomorpha
1362:(Dassie rat)
1335:Hystricidae
1327:Diatomyidae
1284:(Anomalures)
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1652:Wikispecies
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1584:Neotominae
1569:Cricetinae
1436:Echimyidae
1420:Dinomyidae
1370:(Cane rats)
1245:Cricetidae
1237:Nesomyidae
1221:Spalacidae
1135:Castoridae
1128:Castoroidea
674:Wilsoneumys
581:Arvicolinae
566:subfamilies
529:(subfamily
521:(subfamily
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515:Gerbillinae
505:(subfamily
488:Pleistocene
414:arvicolines
378:herbivorous
367:semiaquatic
359:rainforests
252:Arvicolinae
121:Meadow vole
1851:Cricetidae
1845:Categories
1672:Cricetidae
1658:Cricetidae
1628:Cricetidae
1571:(hamsters)
1506:Cricetidae
1422:(Pacarana)
1354:(Blesmols)
1345:Phiomorpha
1290:Pedetidae
1196:Dipodidae
1189:Dipodoidea
1152:Geomyidae
1145:Geomyoidea
1099:Sciuridae
799:Paludicola
701:Eisenberg
686:References
640:Tylomyinae
618:Neotominae
598:Cricetinae
543:Nesomyidae
535:Spalacidae
473:Cricetinae
406:cricetines
382:omnivorous
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280:Cricetidae
268:Tylomyinae
260:Neotominae
256:Cricetinae
223:Type genus
214:J. Fischer
209:Cricetidae
35:Cricetidae
1516:Kingdom:
1396:Caviidae
1173:Myomorpha
1137:(Beavers)
1093:(Dormice)
1091:Gliridae
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549:, family
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1637:Wikidata
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1536:Eutheria
1530:Mammalia
1524:Chordata
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1518:Animalia
1398:(Cavies)
1321:(Gundis)
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1206:Muroidea
1051:Eutheria
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1039:Chordata
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1033:Animalia
1021:Rodentia
982:15371245
939:15120394
909:11606698
863:15019624
771:Michaux
602:hamsters
589:lemmings
572:and 580
484:Pliocene
442:1.0.0.3
437:1.0.0.3
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404:like in
398:diastema
390:incisors
361:and hot
308:muskrats
304:lemmings
296:hamsters
292:Muroidea
237:Linnaeus
231:Cricetus
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199:Muroidea
189:Rodentia
179:Mammalia
169:Chordata
165:Phylum:
159:Animalia
145:Domain:
18:Cricetid
1828:1451010
1711:3240723
1643:Q193061
1546:Order:
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1406:(Pacas)
1043:Class:
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648:Copemys
635:brucies
593:muskrat
574:species
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497:. Some
495:Muridae
363:deserts
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320:mammals
288:rodents
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679:fossil
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653:fossil
624:, and
612:fossil
570:genera
527:zokors
384:, and
355:Arctic
316:family
310:, and
284:family
282:are a
239:, 1758
216:, 1817
1823:WoRMS
1810:Plazi
1802:41724
1732:IRMNG
1724:55986
1685:64481
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661:Eumys
585:voles
394:molar
300:voles
1771:NCBI
1745:ITIS
1706:GBIF
1680:BOLD
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951:ISBN
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