Dipus

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Dipus

Genus of rodent

Dipus is a genus of jerboa. Today only a single species is usually recognized, the northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta), widespread throughout Central Asia. Some authors recognize a second species, the Qaidam three-toed jerboa (Dipus deasyi) from the Qaidam Basin of western China.[1] The genus has a fossil record that dates back to the Miocene, with several extinct species known from Asia.[2][3] The oldest dated species is Dipus conditor.

Quick Facts Dipus Temporal range: Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    Cheng, Jilong; Ge, Deyan; Xia, Lin; Wen, Zhixin; Zhang, Qian; Lu, Liang; Yang, Qisen (2018). "Phylogeny and taxonomic reassessment of jerboa, Dipus (Rodentia, Dipodinae), in inland Asia". Zoologica Scripta. 47 (6): 630–644. doi:10.1111/zsc.12303. S2CID 92269183. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    Zazhigin, V.; Lopatin, A.V. (2001). "The History of the Dipodoidea (Rodentia, Mammalia) in the Miocene of Asia: 4. Dipodinae at the Miocene-Pliocene Transition". Paleontological Journal. 35 (1): 60–74.
  3. [3]
    Wu, Wen-Yu (2017). Late Cenozoic Yushe Basin, Shanxi Province, China: Geology and Fossil Mammals Volume II: Small Mammal Fossils of Yushe Basin. Springer Netherlands. p. 85. ISBN 9789402410501.
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