Glires
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Glires is a mammalian clade that unites rodents and lagomorphs (rabbits, hares, and pikas) based on shared evolutionary and anatomical traits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glires canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
mammalian clade ⓘ taxonomic group ⓘ |
| basedOn |
shared anatomical traits
ⓘ
shared evolutionary traits ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ever-growing incisors in member taxa
ⓘ
prominent gnawing dentition in member taxa ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Glires self-link ⓘ |
| containsMostMammalSpecies | through Rodentia ⓘ |
| definition | a mammalian clade uniting rodents and lagomorphs ⓘ |
| disputedStatus | historically debated but widely accepted ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | cosmopolitan via member taxa ⓘ |
| hasCrownGroup | crown Glires ⓘ |
| hasDentalAdaptations | gnawing and herbivory in member taxa ⓘ |
| hasDiagnosticFeature |
enlarged masseter muscles in many member taxa
ⓘ
specialized incisors separated from cheek teeth by diastema in member taxa ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalDiversity | high in member taxa ⓘ |
| hasFossilRecord | Paleocene ⓘ |
| hasLivingRepresentatives | true ⓘ |
| hasMember |
hares
ⓘ
lagomorphs ⓘ pikas ⓘ rabbits ⓘ rodents ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Boreoeutheria ⓘ |
| historicallyProposedBy | early 20th century mammalogists ⓘ |
| includes |
Lagomorpha
ⓘ
Rodentia ⓘ |
| includesExtantOrders |
Lagomorpha
ⓘ
Rodentia ⓘ |
| includesFossilGroups | various Paleogene taxa ⓘ |
| includesMajorHerbivores | yes ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | generally supported by molecular data ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Eutheria
ⓘ
surface form:
Placentalia
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | modern mammalian classification ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Scandentia
ⓘ
surface form:
Euarchonta
|
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Euarchontoglires ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
molecular evidence
ⓘ
morphological evidence ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | clade ⓘ |
| usedIn | mammalian phylogeny ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.