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Sciuromorpha
Sciuromorpha Sci`u*ro*mor"pha, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. sciurus squirrel + Gr. morfh` form.] (Zo["o]l.) A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others.

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- McGraw-Hill, Boston. xii+563pp. McLaughlin, C. A. 1984. Protrogomorph, sciuromorph, castorimorph, myomorph (geomyoid, anomaluroid, pedetoid, and ctenodactyloid)...
- The Mylagaulidae or mylagaulids are an extinct clade of sciuromorph rodents nested within the family Aplodontiidae. They are known from the Neogene of...
- Robert E. "Functional anatomy of incisal biting in Aplodontia rufa and sciuromorph rodents–Part 1: masticatory muscles, skull shape and digging." Cells...
- within Pachyrukhinae, such as Paedotherium, is the presence of a real sciuromorph condition in its chewing apparatus, defined by an anterior portion of...
- Spalacids: mole rats, bamboo rats, and zokors Squirrel-like rodents (sciuromorphs) Mountain beaver Dormice (glirids) Squirrels (sciurids): incl. chipmunks...
- synonymous with Karakoromys. ?Plesispermophilus ?P. lohiculus Tatal Gol A sciuromorph related to Paramys. cf. Prosciurus Indeterminate Tatal Gol A relative...
- nutria, hutias, and Atlantic bamboo rat Springhares The large majority of Sciuromorphs, including: Mountain beavers Ground squirrels (excluding chipmunks),...
- lead Blumstein to conclude that infanticide evolved independently in sciuromorphs, myomorphs and caviomorphs. Not all rodent species commit infanticide...
- attach directly behind the zygomatic arch in a manner very different from sciuromorphs. Some authorities consider geomyoids myomorphs based on this feature...
- Paedotherium and Tremacyllus (Pachyrukhinae, Notoungulata), the latest sciuromorph South American native ungulates – part I: snout and masticatory apparatus"...