Meriones Illiger 1811 (jird)
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Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Gerbillinae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
See also Geraads 1980, Gray 1825 and Illiger 1811
Sister taxa: Epimeriones, Gerbillurus, Gerbillus, Pseudomeriones, Tatera
Subtaxa: Meriones unguiculatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (7 collections), Greece (1), Israel (4), Morocco (6), the Russian Federation (1), Syria (1), Tajikistan (2), Tunisia (1)
• Pliocene of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 24 collections including 27 occurrences
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