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weigh about 400 g (14 oz).
Jenkins et al. (2004)
described the jaw as
hystricognathous, but
Dawson et al.
argued it is sciurognathous. The
infraorbital foramen...
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muscles are
displaced forward,
making them
adept at gnawing. As in the
hystricognathous rodents, the
medial m****eter
muscle goes
through the eye socket, a...
- The m****eter muscle's
positioning is a
distinguishing feature of
hystricognathous creatures such as mole-rats,
where it p****es
partially through the...
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Skull of a
nutria demonstrating the
hystricognathous lower jaw and
hystricomorphous zygom****eteric system....
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Skull of a
nutria demonstrating the
hystricognathous lower jaw and
hystricomorphous zygom****eteric system...
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Morphology and
Systematics of a New
Family of
Hystricognathous Rodents (Gaudeamuridae) from the Late
Eocene and
Early Oligocene of...
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other rodents. As with all
members of
their suborder,
their jaws are
hystricognathous, but,
unlike their relatives, they have a
highly reduced infraorbital...
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origin and
diversification of
hystricognathous rodents".
Zoologica Scripta. 31 (3): 225–239. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409...
- Jaeger. 2002. The role of Asia in the
origin and
diversification of
hystricognathous rodents.
Zoologica Scripta, 31:225-239. Nanda, A.C. & Sahni, A. (1998)...
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Morphology and
Systematics of a New
Family of
Hystricognathous Rodents (Gaudeamuridae) from the Late
Eocene and
Early Oligocene of...
