Ancient phylogenetic divergence of the enigmatic African rodent Zenkerella and the origin of anomalurid gliding

The “scaly-tailed squirrels” of the rodent family Anomaluridae have a long evolutionary history in Africa, and are now represented by two gliding genera (Anomalurus and Idiurus) and a rare and obscure genus (Zenkerella) that has never been observed alive by mammalogists. Zenkerella shows no anatomic...

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Hauptverfasser:	Steven Heritage, David Fernández, Hesham M. Sallam, Drew T. Cronin, José Manuel Esara Echube, Erik R. Seiffert
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	PeerJ Inc. 2016-08-01
Schriftenreihe:	PeerJ
Schlagworte:	Anomaluridae Mammals Phylogeny Bioko Island Equatorial Guinea Patagium
Online-Zugang:	https://peerj.com/articles/2320.pdf
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