Large-sized fossil hamsters from the late Middle Pleistocene Locality 2 of Shanyangzhai, China, and discussion on the validity of Cricetinus and C. varians (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

Large-sized fossil hamsters from the late Middle Pleistocene Locality 2 of Shanyangzhai, China, and discussion on the validity of Cricetinus and C. varians (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

A detailed morphological description and comparative study were conducted on numerous large-sized hamster remains collected from the late Middle Pleistocene Locality 2 of Shanyangzhai (Syz 2), Hebei Province, China. The comparisons reveal that these fossils are highly similar to the extant Tscherski...

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Main Authors: Kun Xie, Yunxiang Zhang, Yongxiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Shanyangzhai fauna
Cricetinus varians
Tscherskia triton varians
Neocricetodon
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15604.pdf

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