HYSTRICOGNATHY VS SCIUROGNATHY IN THE RODENT JAW: A NEW MORPHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF HYSTRICOGNATHY APPLIED TO THE LIVING FOSSIL LAONASTES (DIATOMYIDAE).

Hystricognathy vs sciurognathy in the rodent jaw: a new morphometric assessment of hystricognathy applied to the living fossil Laonastes (Diatomyidae).

While exceptional for an intense diversification of lineages, the evolutionary history of the order Rodentia comprises only a limited number of morphological morphotypes for the mandible.This situation could partly explain the intense debates about the taxonomic position of the latest described member of this clade, the Laotian rock rat Laonastes a

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