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Definition of Glires

Glires
Glires Gli"res, n. pl. [L., dormice.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of mammals; the Rodentia. -- Gli"rine, a.

Meaning of Glires from wikipedia

- Glires (/ˈɡlaɪəriːz, -aɪərz/[citation needed], Latin glīrēs 'dormice') is a clade (sometimes ranked as a grandorder) consisting of rodents and lagomorphs...
- sister of Glires, Primatomorpha or Dermoptera or to all other Euarchontoglires. Some old studies place Scandentia as sister of the Glires, invalidating...
- for basal Glires. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 8(1):1–71. Meng, J., Hu, Y. and Li, C. 2003. The osteology of Rhombomylus (Mammalia, Glires): implications...
- treeshrews as sister to both Glires and Primatomorpha cannot be ruled out. Some studies place Scandentia as sister of the Glires, which would invalidate Euarchonta:...
- called Sundatheria as the sister group of the primates. Euarchonta and Glires together form the Euarchontoglires, one of the four eutherian clades. The...
- of the primates. Some recent studies place Scandentia as sister of the Glires, invalidating Euarchonta. "Primatomorpha". Paleobiology Database. Zhang...
- primates, rabbits, hares, and rodents) Grandorder Gliriformes Mirorder Glires Order Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas) Order Rodentia (rodents: mice...
- within Euarchonta. Some studies, however, place Scandentia as sister of Glires (lagomorphs and rodents), in an unnamed sister clade of the Primatomorpha...
- Glires Euarchonta...
- sister groups, sharing a single common ancestor and forming the clade of Glires. Most rodents are small animals with robust bodies, short limbs, and long...