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Castorimorpha
Suborder of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castorimorpha is the suborder of rodents containing the beavers and the kangaroo rats. A 2017 study using retroposon markers indicated that they are most closely related to the Anomaluromorpha (the scaly-tailed squirrels and the springhare) and Myomorpha (mouse-like rodents).[1]
Quick Facts Castorimorpha Temporal range: Early Eocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...
Castorimorpha Temporal range: Early Eocene to Recent | |
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Ord's kangaroo rat | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Castorimorpha Wood, 1955 |
Extant families | |
Superfamily Castoroidea: Superfamily Geomyoidea: |
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