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Dipodoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Eutheria
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Infraorder: Myodonta
Superfamily: Dipodoidea
(Fischer de Waldheim, 1817)
families

Dipodoidea is a superfamily of rodents that includes Jumping Mice and Jerboas. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands... Eutheria is a classification system nearly synonymous with Placentalia. ... Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ... Johann Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (October 13, 1771 – October 18, 1853) was a German anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera 10 genera in 5 subfamilies A jerboa is a small jumping desert rodent of Asia and northern Africa that resembles a mouse with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs. ... In biology, a superfamily is a taxonomic grade intermediate between suborder and family. ... Families See Classification Section The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ... Genera 10 genera in 5 subfamilies A jerboa is a small jumping desert rodent of Asia and northern Africa that resembles a mouse with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs. ...


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Baruch Undergrad. Honors [1991]: Dempsey, M. Cranial Foramina... (7614 words)
The superfamily Dipodoidea consists of the jumping mice (Zapodidae), birch mice (Sicista) and jerboas (Dipodidae); their distribution is given in Figure 2.
The purpose of this study is to examine cranial foramina and related structures in members of the superfamily Dipodoidea and to use these new data to resolve problems of their interrelationships.
Cricetulus was chosen as the second outgroup since it is a representative muroid rodent; the Muroidea (rats, mice, and hamsters) is considered to be the sister taxon of the Dipodoidea.
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