| Title |
Craniodental Morphology and Systematics of a New Family of Hystricognathous Rodents (Gaudeamuridae) from the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene of Egypt
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0016525 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hesham M. Sallam, Erik R. Seiffert, Elwyn L. Simons |
| Abstract |
Gaudeamus is an enigmatic hystricognathous rodent that was, until recently, known solely from fragmentary material from early Oligocene sites in Egypt, Oman, and Libya. Gaudeamus' molars are similar to those of the extant cane rat Thryonomys, and multiple authorities have aligned Gaudeamus with Thryonomys to the exclusion of other living and extinct African hystricognaths; recent phylogenetic analyses have, however, also suggested affinities with South American caviomorphs or Old World porcupines (Hystricidae). |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1 | 3% |
| Czechia | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 33 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 19% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 42% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 10 | 28% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 6% |