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Gerbillinae
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;
<taxonomicName id="1E62A34AB51A776B9CB820AE4EE871D7" authority="Pavlinov 1982" authorityName="Pavlinov" authorityYear="1982" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Desmodilliscina">Desmodilliscina Pavlinov 1982</taxonomicName>
;
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Gerbillina
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;
<taxonomicName id="993FAD0BCA9B64D9545A10A614D90750" authority="Pavlinov 1982" authorityName="Pavlinov" authorityYear="1982" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Gerbillina">Gerbillina Pavlinov 1982</taxonomicName>
;
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;
<taxonomicName id="2E8A12AFCC6816FFFEBDCD28B6C414DC" authority="Pavlinov 1982" authorityName="Pavlinov" authorityYear="1982" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Gerbillurina">Gerbillurina Pavlinov 1982</taxonomicName>
;
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Merionina
<bibRefCitation id="888C71B60856FB4F4250AA4D1E8E1593" author="Brandt, J. F." refId="ref39936" refString="Brandt, J. F. 1844 [1843]. Observations sur les differentes especes de sousliks de Russie, suivies de remarques sur l'arrangement et la distribution geographique du genre Spermophilus, anse que sur la classification de la familie des ecureuils (Sciurina) en general. Bulletin Scientifique l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint-Petersbourg, 1844: col. 357 - 382." year="1844">Brandt 1844</bibRefCitation>
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;
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;
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;
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;
<taxonomicName id="31AE18FA7B243B36BAD5B4A4AE18A5BD" authority="Heptner 1933" authorityName="Heptner" authorityYear="1933" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Rhombomyinae">Rhombomyinae Heptner 1933</taxonomicName>
;
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Rhombomyini
<bibRefCitation id="76583FC93E8BDB32921F4696D5BCA293" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; O. L. Rossolimo" refId="ref277815" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., and O. L. Rossolimo. 1987. Sistematika mlekopitayushchikh SSSR [Systematics of the mammals of the USSR.]. Moscow University Press, Moscow, 282 pp. (in Russian)." year="1987">Pavlinov and Rossolimo 1987</bibRefCitation>
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;
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;
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Taterillinae Chalin, Mein and F.
<bibRefCitation id="E597D8DBEBC468466CC21D3FB3C39612" author="Petter, J. - J. &amp; R. Albignac &amp; Y. Rumpler" refId="ref285142" refString="Petter, J. - J., R. Albignac, and Y. Rumpler. 1977. Faune de Madagascar. 44. Mammiferes lemuriens. O. R. S. T. O. M., Paris, 513 pp." year="1977">Petter 1977</bibRefCitation>
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;
<taxonomicName id="441C8C97E208DCB0AF4A013F2F7EDB9F" authority="Pavlinov 1982" authorityName="Pavlinov" authorityYear="1982" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Taterillina">Taterillina Pavlinov 1982</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="17D90A7E53D67F51D2C7F05AF212FA2E" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1210">Genera:</emphasis>
16 genera with 103 species:
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Genus
<taxonomicName id="BCD0B57D7DBB24F0FA54E2D333B6F7F5" authority="Thomas 1904" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Ammodillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="ACF039E75798DE262AAA238EFA5623EB" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Ammodillus</emphasis>
Thomas 1904
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
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<paragraph id="7B93EB154C44CDFA68E6FD849C5F4B65" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="B99FE545908615F2AF707FC54281F103" authority="Thomas 1925" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1925" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Brachiones" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C4C6D5DE283E9CCF1BD4EFB087ACEFCB" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Brachiones</emphasis>
Thomas 1925
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
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<paragraph id="E2140740A5E101F64DD27A47C425AC9F" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="608025292B579374EE3498AC4E5A507C" authority="Wettstein 1916" authorityName="Wettstein" authorityYear="1916" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Desmodilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="F9DD081B9379F269B49B1CB5510561FB" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Desmodilliscus</emphasis>
Wettstein 1916
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="92E945178A8498416ADB655D80BD4B1E" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="413441A4A3E3A067FB6AF1323C5CB1A5" authority="Thomas and Schwann 1904" authorityName="Thomas and Schwann" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Desmodillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E8118B2F3E029135BBDE3546F8DA1CA1" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Desmodillus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="6F538FEC4FD782BF42D4F3F0B4A26229" author="Thomas, O. &amp; H. Schwann" refId="ref355767" refString="Thomas, O., and H. Schwann. 1904. On a collection of mammals from British Namaqualand, presented to the National Museum by Mr. C. D. Rudd. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1904 (1): 171 - 183." year="1904">Thomas and Schwann 1904</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
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<paragraph id="B3D2657D67A17F65000AC1BE521517B9" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="2493D267795602A910EA7C4A493927DC" authority="Lataste 1881" authorityName="Lataste" authorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Dipodillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="0CF247D44B5F0E14D6B61027A411A6E5" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Dipodillus</emphasis>
Lataste 1881
</taxonomicName>
(13 species)
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<paragraph id="9833307595BF3269815C8BCB24421BDE" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="791E04CC04D8E9CF494ADB84741C73FD" authority="Thomas 1897" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="D830D78076EC1B6382DBCA097ECF0B84" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbilliscus</emphasis>
Thomas 1897
</taxonomicName>
(11 species)
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<paragraph id="533B87B59976F3638DC2EE9EE7FB11AB" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="0311A5C26193F8E420E652F4332A2E29" authority="Shortridge 1942" authorityName="Shortridge" authorityYear="1942" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A423AAD1548D4B6E58118940172AC908" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbillurus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EC283ECBCDC2B6C19A55030CDC4C8603" author="Shortridge, G. C." refId="ref326502" refString="Shortridge, G. C. 1942. Field notes on the first and second expeditions to the Cape Museum's mammal survey of the Cape Province; with descriptions of some new subgenera and subspecies. Annals of the South African Museum, 36: 27 - 100." year="1942">Shortridge 1942</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(4 species)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="469FA46E0968959DC7DFA626C15AAA42" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="2EA3DB4A0A14585F01DF3A85ABAD62EB" authority="Desmarest 1804" authorityName="Desmarest" authorityYear="1804" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="46B3C59DC1CF940B3F578BF5ABC3A716" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbillus</emphasis>
Desmarest 1804
</taxonomicName>
(38 species)
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<paragraph id="E0EF9DCA42C382702DD7368A57B8E372" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="E32A1900C32D22C9951284BA262163B1" authority="Illiger 1811" authorityName="Illiger" authorityYear="1811" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Meriones" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="3B1AADB0FA6C8A0262A820DA5A995554" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Meriones</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8683DCD0E67FED897898A2963B6BA7A3" author="Illiger, C. D." refId="ref165267" refString="Illiger, C. D. 1811. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium additis terminis zoographicis uttriusque classis. Salfeld, Berlin, 301 pp." year="1811">Illiger 1811</bibRefCitation>
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(17 species)
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<paragraph id="D6DF28F887E2C972E9E5687A27BE0706" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="FE481E4B8EB793D21E2F2A307CB4B412" authority="Thomas 1910" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Microdillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="0D614C8E455740558489417882BDC1DF" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Microdillus</emphasis>
Thomas 1910
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
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<paragraph id="92F0CED3AF28699EC98D395FA6FCDF6E" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="AE7138278AD9DEC3FD6A285BD0EF0E66" authority="Lataste 1880" authorityName="Lataste" authorityYear="1880" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Pachyuromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B0801FBBC9E3E49932BF9496A9A7D65C" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Pachyuromys</emphasis>
Lataste 1880
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(1 species)
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Genus
<taxonomicName id="BC4F93B7D4AF76928D71495CEB8B738F" authority="Cretzschmar 1828" authorityName="Cretzschmar" authorityYear="1828" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Psammomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C0792667CE9F96E9E3CDA65ECB57C411" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Psammomys</emphasis>
Cretzschmar 1828
</taxonomicName>
(2 species)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EE085F18E7AE898A698B6232C10514E2" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="72E629F5BF87DF12F89A19E647B81B19" authority="Wagner 1841" authorityName="Wagner" authorityYear="1841" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Rhombomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="61F1867D6DEF9923833423312A883897" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Rhombomys</emphasis>
Wagner 1841
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
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<paragraph id="5B69D79E6542755AE42642C2F4A4D033" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="3E7EB047F3F3D3EE4C86498EF15CE1F9" authority="Ellerman 1947" authorityName="Ellerman" authorityYear="1947" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Sekeetamys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="790DE66EAE8FC67C3C81D9567C90BE0B" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Sekeetamys</emphasis>
Ellerman 1947
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="97D42BE52F386D38A1BFA7619BE5CAB2" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
<taxonomicName id="4AB204C9547AAF75079831040BFF878F" authority="Lataste 1882" authorityName="Lataste" authorityYear="1882" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Tatera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageNumber="1210" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5191F438E87D519D79AA34F7AACA2ADA" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Tatera</emphasis>
Lataste 1882
</taxonomicName>
(1 species)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="4D0A2521106D8933D9A6E5DF694C8C24" pageNumber="1210">
Genus
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<emphasis id="8A92859170F60CCA0548D10D59975E86" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Taterillus</emphasis>
Thomas 1910
</taxonomicName>
(9 species)
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D46D94344D333BF13F2A30B74C452052" pageNumber="1210" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="B1BA726DBFBCE258A36EDADF301416B6" pageNumber="1210">
<emphasis id="28412821B28AFCDF15A19741F34C9A00" inLineHeading="true" pageNumber="1210">Discussion:</emphasis>
<paragraph id="AB477111771BB4A861820554D9DD1F23" pageNumber="1210">
Whether viewed as a subfamily of
<taxonomicName id="F7D95963E43EDB8F076EC2DDBF20C89F" baseAuthorityName="Misonne" baseAuthorityYear="1974" class="Mammalia" family="Cricetidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Cricetidae</taxonomicName>
or
<taxonomicName id="E140A93C42DA198F0D290B2A97CB2FAD" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Muridae</taxonomicName>
(
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) or a separate family (
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,
<bibRefCitation id="195BFD14D0443B23D39A5ECA1097E24E" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya &amp; E. L. Yakhontov &amp; A. K. Agadzhanyan" refId="ref278176" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya, E. L. Yakhontov, and A. K. Agadzhanyan. 1995 a. [Mammals of Eurasia. I. Rodentia. Taxonomic and geographic guide.] Archives of the Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, 32: 289 pp. (in Russian)." year="1995">
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,
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), species of gerbils form a distinct group defined by a suite of derived morphological traits. In a series of reports,
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Pavlinov (1980
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, 1981
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,
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, 1982
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,
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1984
<emphasis id="9113FA0AA1A6183F686B40603DAE42DA" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">b</emphasis>
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, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2001) presented analyses of skeletal, dental, and male genital characters of gerbils and developed a hypothesis of their phylogeny and a classification. The monograph by
<bibRefCitation id="262A7E3F1258B949B1A89864D6268B55" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; Yu. A. Dubrovsky &amp; O. L. Rossolimo &amp; E. G. Potapova" refId="ref278052" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., Yu. A. Dubrovsky, O. L. Rossolimo, and E. G. Potapova. 1990. [Gerbils of the world.] Nauka, Moscow, 368 pp. (in Russian)." year="1990">Pavlinov et al. (1990)</bibRefCitation>
represents a culmination of these efforts, in which the phylogeny, species classification, morphology, ecology, and geographical distribution of the genera and species in
<taxonomicName id="A00125002233C590A6B21F082572CF3B" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1825" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Gerbillinae">Gerbillinae</taxonomicName>
are comprehensively reviewed. They recognized the family
<taxonomicName id="A244EF0A44E05C783D8031E01E862239" authorityName="De Kay" authorityYear="1842" family="Gerbillidae" rank="family">Gerbillidae</taxonomicName>
, with two subfamilies.
<taxonomicName id="88ACF76C5E07EA560F1D244462E4EAC0" authorityName="Chalin, Mein and F. Petter" authorityYear="1977" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Taterillinae">Taterillinae</taxonomicName>
contains tribes
<taxonomicName id="C1D7D97A6D0187B9BBCACCDE55480C47" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="tribe" tribe="Taterillini">Taterillini</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="A11C54F07C64DAB9BB9359A605C61CA7" authorityName="Lataste" authorityYear="1882" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Tatera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="666F1722347AEBE5E9CE8EB20500900C" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Tatera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="9E7BF536914A3127348319F83A010B44" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Taterillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B137C060CA0194A597318CE4C3E09CC3" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Taterillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="98B53DA69D6DBD5E0F6FAFF4135E60FE" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="AA6DA146BD1414BC32D94DB02D6C6CAD" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbilliscus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and Gerbillurini (
<taxonomicName id="F49F713FC6A38E1F5251C817325DC4D0" authorityName="Shortridge" authorityYear="1942" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2761A2BA2322CDD21116D293382D5837" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbillurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4781DD16467B1D918E66E2492F25FB1A" authorityName="Thomas and Schwann" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Desmodillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5DE8FE811810FC2003FF5EAC1D53B502" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Desmodillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName id="D7A30541C084531F6FAD5BD5615C1F9F" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1825" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Gerbillinae">Gerbillinae</taxonomicName>
is composed of
<taxonomicName id="72DFA2C1B26C4575F949E7F4464220AA" authorityName="Pavlinov" authorityYear="1982" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="tribe" tribe="Gerbillini">Gerbillini</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="3409223F309388241CA4197EE1A2CF01" authorityName="Lataste" authorityYear="1881" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Dipodillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DF2C3C873FD48935F80D271C3C5109EC" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Dipodillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F185FEDD153BCC2C0244DBAD23F731F9" authorityName="Desmarest" authorityYear="1804" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="80996F317CC3C8A0A0409EBEADF10A92" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F4083E94D628AF788B0C52EEA1628864" authorityName="Heim de Balsac" authorityYear="1943" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Monodia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8ACBBF151397FDE8F4B3CA31F019775A" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Monodia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="AC3595BF1D6A9559EB49CFD1C1BF5B4B" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1910" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Microdillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="EE8839CBB8A740A4F2E9E08639B9C865" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Microdillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), Desmodilliscini (
<taxonomicName id="9DD36E0A0906A4CDC7ACBC1FC83CD0A1" authorityName="Wettstein" authorityYear="1916" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Desmodilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="700DE2BF4BED7090032EFC1CB4BB3B09" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Desmodilliscus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), Pachyuromyini (
<taxonomicName id="1C761671C7D41BD555837CB6C9FA5C99" authorityName="Lataste" authorityYear="1880" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Pachyuromys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B15838245BB370F9A2CFC67311DC729D" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Pachyuromys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and Rhombomyini (
<taxonomicName id="D5CB5BB8167E9228E1F2301E379517EF" authorityName="Ellerman" authorityYear="1947" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Sekeetamys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C426B989E014CFD77712D900A8CA5EBD" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Sekeetamys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F16249D0C5CA3AB9F32A670952E70844" authorityName="Illiger" authorityYear="1811" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Meriones" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="74D080A103AC5272B91C04479CF18264" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Meriones</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F5FFB9D5B590E8D9E2D0CAE7107670D9" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1925" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Brachiones" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CF41A837381D9E74FF49CDD44DCF0865" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Brachiones</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="D4CB5B88F9F1BADEC4FC2632925BF356" authorityName="Cretzschmar" authorityYear="1828" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Psammomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="77AD1070474A5BA3C4913CC6AFBE4B31" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Psammomys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="72F41C7732CBD190AB86692DA099E15D" authorityName="Wagner" authorityYear="1841" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Rhombomys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="50CD0AD08C69B7D1B2FD7C0E088796F0" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Rhombomys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
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were uncertain about the subfamily allocation of
<taxonomicName id="A4809B54FA4D84541163020912D77908" authorityName="Pavlinov" authorityYear="1981" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="tribe" tribe="Ammodillini">Ammodillini</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="CA8A2A35777168DBD9A3151D4136A126" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1904" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Ammodillus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="91B69B9F024A2BA2A258F09CF12EF65D" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Ammodillus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). An excellent short review of character distribution within gerbils that is the basis for the classification of
<bibRefCitation id="142DCF65B0908BCE20C058CFCC149EAA" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; Yu. A. Dubrovsky &amp; O. L. Rossolimo &amp; E. G. Potapova" refId="ref278052" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., Yu. A. Dubrovsky, O. L. Rossolimo, and E. G. Potapova. 1990. [Gerbils of the world.] Nauka, Moscow, 368 pp. (in Russian)." year="1990">Pavlinov et al. (1990)</bibRefCitation>
was provided by Pavlinov (2001). We observe their subfamilies as tribes and their tribes as subtribes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DD9B499E5E87BC39708921056CC9CBE9" pageNumber="1210">
Cytogenetic data for the subfamily summarized by
<bibRefCitation id="62A9611C10C4949AC6AB3B4EC8FABE3D" author="Qumsiyeh, M. B. &amp; D. A. Schlitter" refId="ref295093" refString="Qumsiyeh, M. B., and D. A. Schlitter. 1991. Cytogenetic data on the rodent family Gerbillidae. Occasional Papers, The Museum, Texas Tech University, 144: 1 - 20." year="1991">Qumsiyeh and Schlitter (1991)</bibRefCitation>
and Viegas-Péquignot et al. (1986). Rates of protein, chromosomal, and morphological evolution in four genera reported by
<bibRefCitation id="0F0CCC6C9C353FD1661442FA5DE746FA" author="Qumsiyeh, M. B. &amp; R. K. Chesser" refId="ref295018" refString="Qumsiyeh, M. B., and R. K. Chesser. 1988. Rates of protein, chromosome and morphological evolution in four genera of rhombomyine gerbils. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 16: 89 - 103." year="1988">Qumsiyeh and Chesser (1988)</bibRefCitation>
. Chromosomal and biochemical results of several species and genera documented and discussed in a phylogenetic context by
<bibRefCitation id="BFC6191DE5C04E73A8D6082BAF80135F" author="Benazzou, T. &amp; E. Viegas-Pequignot &amp; F. Petter &amp; B. Dutrillaux" refId="ref27029" refString="Benazzou, T., E. Viegas-Pequignot, F. Petter, and B. Dutrillaux. 1982 a. Phylogenie chromosomique de quatre especies de Meriones (Rongeur, Gerbillidae). Annales de Genetique, 25: 19 - 24." year="1982">
Benazzou et al. (1982
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<emphasis id="2815E838035FBAEF555633795A5DD20F" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">a</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="30B463992C8131A5176DD6018604DEED" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">b</emphasis>
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) and Qumsiyeh (1986). Problems in using Robertsonian rearrangements to determine monophyly were elaborated by
<bibRefCitation id="B844087F3316BE84F0D6892A02964B0B" author="Qumsiyeh, M. B. &amp; M. J. Hamilton &amp; D. A. Schlitter" refId="ref295175" refString="Qumsiyeh, M. B., M. J. Hamilton, and D. A. Schlitter. 1987. Problems in using Robertsonian rearrangements in determining monophyly: Examples from the genera Tatera and Gerbillurus. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 44: 198 - 208." year="1987">Qumsiyeh et al. (1987)</bibRefCitation>
using species of
<taxonomicName id="43B450529B19FB7847E1EF5AD8867056" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1897" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbilliscus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="28F559495D0BBF5D94FF1C5F23D8707A" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbilliscus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="37881DFAF899D88BED1DFCAB087B21D0" authorityName="Shortridge" authorityYear="1942" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Gerbillurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A7F6334DBF7BA61366433E0A8D7397F6" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbillurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Other chromosomal reports significant to gerbilline systematics are those by
<bibRefCitation id="CA94929298D589982A56DC9ACA83E8B9" author="Gamperl, R. &amp; G. Vistorin" refId="ref112344" refString="Gamperl, R., and G. Vistorin. 1980. Comparative study of G- and C-banded chromosomes of Gerbillus campestris and Meriones unguiculatus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae). Genetica, 52 / 53: 93 - 97." year="1980">Gamperl and Vistorin (1980)</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="18CDE846188749A7BB3EE7A18FFF0E1F" author="Ratomponirina, C. &amp; E. Viegas-Pequignot &amp; B. Dutrillaux &amp; F. Petter &amp; Y. Rumpler" refId="ref297779" refString="Ratomponirina, C., E. Viegas-Pequignot, B. Dutrillaux, F. Petter, and Y. Rumpler. 1986. Synaptonemal complexes in Gerbillidae: Probable role of intercalated heterochromatin in gonosome-autosome translocations. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 43: 161 - 167." year="1986">Ratomponirina et al. (1986</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="9AFD6579B755D0DA2322B83B91654113" author="Ratomponirina, C. &amp; E. Viegas-Pequignot &amp; F. Petter &amp; B. Dutrillaux &amp; Y. Rumpler" refId="ref297828" refString="Ratomponirina, C., E. Viegas-Pequignot, F. Petter, B. Dutrillaux, and Y. Rumpler. 1989. Synaptonemal complex study in some species of Gerbillidae without heterochromatin interposition. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 52: 23 - 27." year="1989">1989</bibRefCitation>
), and the references cited in the various species accounts below. Anatomy, physiology, adaptive significance, and evolution of the middle and inner ear of gerbillines documented by Lay (1972) and
<bibRefCitation id="17095E038F179281507F04A174315182" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya." refId="ref277446" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya. 1988. [Evolution of mastoid part of the bulla tympani in specialized desert rodents.] Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 67 (5): 739 - 750 (in Russian)." year="1988">Pavlinov (1988</bibRefCitation>
, 2001); significance of acoustic emissions and morphology of cochlea in context of adaptation and systematics reported by
<bibRefCitation id="A26FE27F2795EBAC60794398EFFF3138" author="Bridelance, P." refId="ref41910" refString="Bridelance, P. 1987. Emissions sonores rythmees engendrees par des tapements de pattes: Les podophones chez les rongeurs. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences (Paris), ser. 3, 305 (5): 125 - 128." year="1987">Bridelance (1987)</bibRefCitation>
and
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; the relationship of acoustical adaptations in relation to steppe and desert environments summarized by
<bibRefCitation id="4C31EA9DB5CCE9BAE9C08A19E1955939" author="Petter, F. &amp; F. Lachiver &amp; R. Chekir" refId="ref284868" refString="Petter, F., F. Lachiver, and R. Chekir. 1984. Les adaptations des rongeurs gerbillides a la vie dans les regions arides. Bulletin de Societe Botanique de France, Actualites Botaniques, 131: 365: 373." year="1984">Petter et al. (1984)</bibRefCitation>
; and significance of the relation between size of pinna and auditory bulla elaborated by
<bibRefCitation id="17BDD826D7E5A34476C61A93073C690E" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; K. A. Rogovin" refId="ref277764" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., and K. A. Rogovin. 2000. [Relation between size of pinna and auditory bulla in specialized desert rodents.] Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii, 61 (1): 87 - 101 (in Russian with English abstract)." year="2000">Pavlinov and Rogovin (2000)</bibRefCitation>
.
<bibRefCitation id="36D6F71C80A9C98E0F6F45F9E0D92145" author="Breed, W. G." refId="ref41236" refString="Breed, W. G. 1995 d. Variation in sperm head morphology of muroid rodents of Africa: Phylogenetic implications. Pp. 409 - 420, in Advances in spermatozoal phylogeny and taxonomy (B. G. M. Jamieson, J. Ausio, and J. - L. Justine, eds.). Memoires du Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Editions du Museum, Paris, 564 pp." year="1995">
Breed (1995
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described spermatozoal morphology of
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<emphasis id="657AF332B6CA607885BB765CBEE3CD73" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbilliscus leucogaster</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="F0623FF7587A16D50486F5244A522847" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">Gerbillurus paeba</emphasis>
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, regarded them as highly derived and unlike the spermatozoa of other muroid genera, but drew no phylogenetic inferences. Comparative study of male genital morphology of species in 12 genera and its taxonomic significance documented by
<bibRefCitation id="6F86FEEAD1C07925CA2CC834220EF624" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya." refId="ref277349" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya. 1986. [Taxonomic significance of the male genital morphology in the subfamily Gerbillinae (Mammalia: Rodentia).] Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii, 91 (1): 8 - 16 (in Russian with English summary)." year="1986">Pavlinov (1986)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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The origin and evolution of North African gerbils discussed by
<bibRefCitation id="E870CD16886510EBED5CCA72F9462DB0" author="Tong, H." refId="ref357949" refString="Tong, H. 1989. Origine et evolution des Gerbillidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) en Afrique du Nord. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Serie- - 1989, 155: 1 - 120." year="1989">Tong (1989)</bibRefCitation>
whose results were presented in a phylogenetic classification of genera and compared with other classifications based on morphological, chromosomal, and biochemical data. Pavlinov (2001) contrasted Tongs view with the classification by
<bibRefCitation id="063A789FA261EC9DA3F55747AA87E4AB" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; Yu. A. Dubrovsky &amp; O. L. Rossolimo &amp; E. G. Potapova" refId="ref278052" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., Yu. A. Dubrovsky, O. L. Rossolimo, and E. G. Potapova. 1990. [Gerbils of the world.] Nauka, Moscow, 368 pp. (in Russian)." year="1990">Pavlinov et al. (1990)</bibRefCitation>
and pointed out disagreements.
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reviewed
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and type localities associated with North African species. Palearctic species reviewed by
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Corbet (1978
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,
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); Russian species checklisted by
<bibRefCitation id="87280B9F67438DA9636156A1E5EB203F" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; O. L. Rossolimo" refId="ref277815" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., and O. L. Rossolimo. 1987. Sistematika mlekopitayushchikh SSSR [Systematics of the mammals of the USSR.]. Moscow University Press, Moscow, 282 pp. (in Russian)." year="1987">Pavlinov and Rossolimo (1987)</bibRefCitation>
and reviewed by
<bibRefCitation id="BCDDA27379E83D77B1404EE829DFB9FC" author="Gromov, I. M. &amp; M. A. Erbajeva" refId="ref130294" refString="Gromov, I. M., and M. A. Erbajeva. 1995. [The mammals of Russia and adjacent territories. Lagomorphs and Rodents.] Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institut, St. Petersburg, 520 pp." year="1995">Gromov and Erbajeva (1995)</bibRefCitation>
. Eurasian species listed by
<bibRefCitation id="BB2514D4FF2D5DB31D3E0E628CFEF46B" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya &amp; E. L. Yakhontov &amp; A. K. Agadzhanyan" refId="ref278176" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya, E. L. Yakhontov, and A. K. Agadzhanyan. 1995 a. [Mammals of Eurasia. I. Rodentia. Taxonomic and geographic guide.] Archives of the Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, 32: 289 pp. (in Russian)." year="1995">
Pavlinov et al. (1995
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</bibRefCitation>
. Zoogeography (patterns of geographic distributions, correlation with bioclimates, definition of faunal categories, and historical origin of the fauna) of Moroccan gerbils presented by
<bibRefCitation id="AD5BFDA4A005654A75B857CD7FD15CD5" author="Aulagnier, S." refId="ref15564" refString="Aulagnier, S. 1991. Zoogeographie des rongeurs du Maroc: I. Gerbillidae et Muridae. Pp. 309 - 321, in Le rongeur et l'espace, Actes du Colloque International, Lyon, 1989 (M. Le Berre and L. Le Guelte, eds.). Raymond Chabaud, Paris, 362 pp." year="1991">Aulagnier (1991)</bibRefCitation>
. Patterns of geographic variation in relative importance of gerbillines across the &quot;Great Palaearctic Desert Belt&quot; using biogeographic and ecological approaches reviewed and quantified by
<bibRefCitation id="A24B38B2F2B9DCD0A8D8B9AD62139A30" author="Shenbrot, G. I. &amp; B. Krasnov" refId="ref325998" refString="Shenbrot, G. I., and B. Krasnov. 2001. Geographic variation in the role of gerbils and jirds (Gerbillinae) in rodent communities across the Great Palearctic desert belt. Pp. 511 - 529, in African small mammals (C. Denys, L. Granjon, and A. Poulet, eds.). IRD Editions, Collection Colloques et Seminaires, Paris, 570 pp." year="2001">Shenbrot and Krasnov (2001)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="103A7CBACAC6734204EC92C20FB5484F" pageNumber="1210">
Morphology clearly defines
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(
<bibRefCitation id="5CD2634DF883B02D40463236AD86AA4F" author="Carleton, M. D. &amp; G. G. Musser" refId="ref52182" refString="Carleton, M. D., and G. G. Musser. 1984. Muroid rodents. Pp. 289 - 379, in Orders and families of Recent mammals of the world (S. Anderson and J. K. Jones, Jr., eds.). John Wiley and Sons, New York, 686 pp." year="1984">Carleton and Musser, 1984</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="8E9A2046ED7C14C4574D1993510C0052" author="Pavlinov, I. Ya. &amp; Yu. A. Dubrovsky &amp; O. L. Rossolimo &amp; E. G. Potapova" refId="ref278052" refString="Pavlinov, I. Ya., Yu. A. Dubrovsky, O. L. Rossolimo, and E. G. Potapova. 1990. [Gerbils of the world.] Nauka, Moscow, 368 pp. (in Russian)." year="1990">Pavlinov et al., 1990</bibRefCitation>
). Molecular data does also, and indicates that phylogenetic affinities of gerbils are with murines and deomyines. Analyses of the nuclear protein-coding gene
<collectionCode id="7DC6F898216005B045271D5EBA18247E">LCAT</collectionCode>
sequences (
<bibRefCitation id="5DD850B14D0C00BD8F14A9287935E201" author="Michaux, J. &amp; F. Catzeflis" refId="ref240457" refString="Michaux, J., and F. Catzeflis. 2000. The bushlike radiation of muroid rodents is exemplified by the molecular phylogeny of the LCAT nuclear gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 17: 280 - 293." year="2000">Michaux and Catzeflis, 2000</bibRefCitation>
), and
<collectionCode id="A0A29DD5CFFD2E84E23455543FB5B440">LCAT</collectionCode>
in combination with sequences of the von Willebrand Factor (Michaux et al., 2001) placed gerbils as a sister-group with deomyines, in a clade also containing murines. This topography is also consistent with results of analyses of complete mtDNA cytochrome
<emphasis id="1E817B3AA383FF5A6D5688B1BED929A7" italics="true" pageNumber="1210">b</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="4C1EA2689B152F8074D750FA78832C39" author="Martin, Y. &amp; G. Gerlach &amp; C. Schlotterer &amp; A. Meyer" refId="ref227687" refString="Martin, Y., G. Gerlach, C. Schlotterer, and A. Meyer. 2000. Molecular phylogenyof European muroid rodents based on complete cytochrome b sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 16 (1): 37 - 47." year="2000">Martin et al., 2000</bibRefCitation>
) and nuclear
<collectionCode id="0B335E40F429AC95BF518B72B1D1E0E1">IRBP</collectionCode>
sequences (
<bibRefCitation id="63C94835D429AD7B663B4223605C7FF8" author="Jansa, S. &amp; M. Weksler" refId="ref172324" refString="Jansa, S., and M. Weksler. 2004. Phylogeny of muroid rodents: Relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 31 (1): 256 - 276." year="2004">Jansa and Weksler, 2004</bibRefCitation>
); the Murinae-Gerbillinae link was also revealed by analyses of DNA sequences from the nuclear genes
<collectionCode id="C11265327F02FE6747D38D3B4A45204B">GHR</collectionCode>
and
<collectionCode id="02F1271F199CCBC123F9D7CBF9737871">BRCA</collectionCode>
1 (
<bibRefCitation id="D32EABA875B9739B04F1E6F01C906179" author="Adkins, R. M. &amp; A. H. Walton &amp; R. L. Honeycutt" refId="ref1406" refString="Adkins, R. M., A. H. Walton, and R. L. Honeycutt. 2003. High-level systematics of rodents and divergence time estimates based on two congruent nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 26 (3): 409 - 420." year="2003">Adkins et al., 2003</bibRefCitation>
). From their molecular-clock estimate, Michaux et al. (2001) suggested the three families diverged 20.8-17.9 million years ago, with deomyines and gerbils separating 18.5-16.5 million years ago, events transpiring in the early Miocene. Such divergence times are not unreasonable in context of known evolutionary history of these groups. The earliest gerbil fossils come from the late Miocene of Eurasia and North Africa (
<bibRefCitation id="6AC758A79C3E8E56372F650850DEDBEB" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387208" refString="Wessels, W. 1998. Gerbillidae from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe. Mitteilungen- - Bayerische Staatssammlung fur Palaontolgie und Historische Geologie, 38: 187 - 207." year="1998">Wessels, 1998</bibRefCitation>
), and those of its sister-group, the myocricetodontines, extend back to the early Miocene of
<collectingCountry id="D3AE574589C1663EA673C1883B48E16D" name="Turkey">Turkey</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="2A45889861FEF772B154D02A78B595ED" name="Pakistan">Pakistan</collectingCountry>
, and
<collectingCountry id="AF11892FC84C1E47A531E3433F5C19E2" name="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</collectingCountry>
, middle Miocene of
<collectingCountry id="E251269EE28E40BA7609C32F347CA939" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
and Africa, and Late Miocene of Spain (
<bibRefCitation id="EC04CBA827B0C99C041A32DE64796317" author="Jaeger, J. - J." refId="ref171315" refString="Jaeger, J. - J. 1977 a. Rongeurs (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Miocene de Beni-Mellal. Palaeovertebrata, 7 (4): 91 - 125." year="1977">
Jaeger, 1977
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;
<bibRefCitation id="124FC1BB6731CE01FCC3E848288728C4" author="Lindsay, E. H." refId="ref213703" refString="Lindsay, E. H. 1994. The fossil record of Asian Cricetidae with emphasis on Siwalik Cricetids. Pp. 131 - 147, in Rodent and lagomorph families of Asian origins and diversification (Y. Tomida, C. ki. Li, and T. Setoguchi, eds.). National Science Museum Monographs, No. 8, Tokyo, 195 pp." year="1994">Lindsay, 1994</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="201FA4C74719288186ADE13D64E43CF9" author="Qiu, Z. - D." refId="ref294248" refString="Qiu, Z. - D. 2001. Glirid and gerbillid rodents from the middle Miocene Quantougou fauna of Lanzhou, Gansu. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 39 (4): 299 - 305." year="2001">Qiu, 2001</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="6222D1BD7EB3ABB94910610AFCABD976" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387175" refString="Wessels, W. 1996. Myocricetodontinae from the Miocene of Pakistan. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 99 (3 - 4): 253 - 312." year="1996">Wessels, 1996</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="8AD5C191C553F66A324DA37A4A382A03" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387208" refString="Wessels, W. 1998. Gerbillidae from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe. Mitteilungen- - Bayerische Staatssammlung fur Palaontolgie und Historische Geologie, 38: 187 - 207." year="1998">1998</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="011E9127A8B7B0A1073FB0CFC8BFBC62" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387239" refString="Wessels, W. 1999. Family Gerbillidae. Pp. 395 - 400, in The Miocene land mammals of Europe (G. E. Rossner and K. Heissig, eds.). Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munchen, 515 pp." year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
). Current consensus suggests the
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to have evolved from myocricetodontines (
<bibRefCitation id="3CB0FFB738B93DE5325DD8871FA1840F" author="de Bruijn, H. &amp; P. J. Whybrow" refId="ref76652" refString="de Bruijn, H., and P. J. Whybrow. 1994. A Late Miocene rodent fauna from the Baynunah formation, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 97 (4): 407 - 422." year="1994">de Bruijn and Whybrow, 1994</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="6A88D56E61D004C97074C322A3BEDAB2" author="Jaeger, J. - J." refId="ref171347" refString="Jaeger, J. - J. 1977 b. Les rongeurs du Miocene moyen et superieur du Maghreb. Palaeovertebrata, 8 (1): 1 - 166." year="1977">
Jaeger, 1977
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</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="1889FD18C94938D01BD55E10B99D0F65" author="Lindsay, E. H." refId="ref213703" refString="Lindsay, E. H. 1994. The fossil record of Asian Cricetidae with emphasis on Siwalik Cricetids. Pp. 131 - 147, in Rodent and lagomorph families of Asian origins and diversification (Y. Tomida, C. ki. Li, and T. Setoguchi, eds.). National Science Museum Monographs, No. 8, Tokyo, 195 pp." year="1994">Lindsay, 1994</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="E16DF64A8CD451A719DA22D7DBEC8DDD" author="Tong, H." refId="ref357949" refString="Tong, H. 1989. Origine et evolution des Gerbillidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) en Afrique du Nord. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Serie- - 1989, 155: 1 - 120." year="1989">Tong, 1989</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="639963033F867944558A7179D519AEC5" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387208" refString="Wessels, W. 1998. Gerbillidae from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe. Mitteilungen- - Bayerische Staatssammlung fur Palaontolgie und Historische Geologie, 38: 187 - 207." year="1998">Wessels, 1998</bibRefCitation>
), whether viewed as a family containing
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(
<bibRefCitation id="78471C83B0A9ACCBBB0A44AB57398949" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387175" refString="Wessels, W. 1996. Myocricetodontinae from the Miocene of Pakistan. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 99 (3 - 4): 253 - 312." year="1996">Wessels, 1996</bibRefCitation>
), a subfamily by itself (
<bibRefCitation id="04A3BEF14DC7A08A20FAFE5FE8118D10" author="Tong, H. &amp; J. - J. Jaeger" refId="ref357989" refString="Tong, H., and J. - J. Jaeger. 1993. Muroid rodents from the Middle Miocene Fort Ternan locality (Kenya) and their contribution to the phylogeny of muroids. Palaeontographica. Abteilung A, Palaozoologie-Stratigraphie, 229 (1 - 3): 51 - 73." year="1993">Tong and Jaeger, 1993</bibRefCitation>
) or within
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(
<bibRefCitation id="7842FBBB6C2C29D77A30E08251FCFDC3" author="Ameur-Chehbeur, A." refId="ref7457" refString="Ameur-Chehbeur, A. 1991. Un nouveau genre de Gerbillidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) du Mio-Pliocene d'el Eulma, Algerie Orientale. Geobios, 24: 509 - 512." year="1991">Ameur-Chehbeur, 1991</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="3E114752822FCC8394072712862DCF93" author="Tong, H." refId="ref357949" refString="Tong, H. 1989. Origine et evolution des Gerbillidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) en Afrique du Nord. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Serie- - 1989, 155: 1 - 120." year="1989">Tong, 1989</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="3501A22E42F446EC39B758382B0B353C" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387208" refString="Wessels, W. 1998. Gerbillidae from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe. Mitteilungen- - Bayerische Staatssammlung fur Palaontolgie und Historische Geologie, 38: 187 - 207." year="1998">Wessels, 1998</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="DE13904581879CCE7162A618E7A6E970" author="Wessels, W." refId="ref387239" refString="Wessels, W. 1999. Family Gerbillidae. Pp. 395 - 400, in The Miocene land mammals of Europe (G. E. Rossner and K. Heissig, eds.). Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munchen, 515 pp." year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
), or a tribe within
<taxonomicName id="7004F507B086D293EE8B1F7957439946" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1825" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" phylum="Chordata" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Gerbillinae">Gerbillinae</taxonomicName>
(
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).
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would also derive murines from an early ancestral myocricetodontine with the split between the two groups occurring 16 million years ago. The earliest deomyines are represented by fossils of
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from the early Pliocene (
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Denys, 1990
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); earlier deomyines or fossils actually linking deomyines with gerbils have yet to be discovered
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.
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