Palaeovertebrata Sinica, Volume 3: Basal Synapsids and Mammals, Fascicle 5(2) (Serial no. 18(2)): Glires II: Rodentia II [Chinese]

About this book

Language: Chinese with scientific nomenclature

Among the fossil rodents studied and published before 2019 in China, there are 8 families, 121 genera and 317 species of Muroidea fossils, a superfamily of rodents. This volume of Palaeovertebrata Sinica is the second of two to deal with fossil rodents and provides the definition and geological history of taxa above the family level and their geographical distribution, and gives an overview of the research history, current situation and existing problems. It provides detailed information on the identification characteristics and temporal and spatial distribution of each genus and species, and provides detailed descriptions of the type specimens, origins and horizons of each named species. After the description of most taxa, there are editor's comments on problems found in the writing process or new understandings of the unit gained. The book is illustrated with 343 pictures and contains an index of scientific names after the main text, together with drawings and descriptions of strata and locations.

Summary in Chinese:
Palaeovertebrata Sinica, Volume 3: Basal Synapsids and Mammals, Fascicle 5(2) (Serial no. 18(2)): Glires II:Rodentia II本册志书为啮齿目第二册，介绍中国（台湾资料暂缺）2019年以前所研究发表的啮齿动物中的鼠超科（Muroidea）化石，计有8科121属317种。《中国古脊椎动物志 第三卷 基干下孔类 哺乳类 第五册（下）（总第十八册下） 啮型类II：啮齿目II》提供了科级以上分类单元的定义、地史和地理分布，并对研究历史、现状以及存在问题予以概述；赋予了每一个属、种的鉴别特征和时空分布的详细内容；对各命名种的模式标本、产地和层位都做了翔实的考证和记述。在大部分分类单元记述之后有编者在撰写过程中对发现的问题的评注或编者对该单元新认识的阐述。《中国古脊椎动物志 第三卷 基干下孔类 哺乳类 第五册（下）（总第十八册下） 啮型类II：啮齿目II》附有343幅图件，正文之后有学名索引、有关地层和地点的附表、附图和说明。

Customer Reviews