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	Euarchonta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Euarchonta are a superorder of mammals containing four orders: the Dermoptera or colugos, the Scandentia or treeshrews, the extinct Plesiadapiformes, and the Primates.
		Some interpretations of the molecular data link Primates and Dermoptera in a clade known as Primatomorpha, which is the sister of Scandentia.
		In some the Dermoptera are a member of the primates rather than a sister.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euarchonta (165 words)

	Colugo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are just two species each in its own genus, which makes up the entire family Cynocephalidae and order Dermoptera.
		Alternatively, some mammalogists suggest that Dermoptera are related to Chiroptera, which is because of possibly convergent adaptations towards gliding.
		Dermoptera · Primates · Rodentia · Lagomorpha · Insectivora · Chiroptera · Pholidota · Carnivora · Perissodactyla · Artiodactyla · Cetacea
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Colugo (775 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Colugo
		Though they are the most capable of all mammal gliders, they can not actually fly, nor are they lemurs (which are primates).
		Orders Dermoptera Scandentia Primates The term Euarchonta first appeared in the general scientific literature in 1999, when molecular evidence suggested that the morphology-based Archonta be trimmed down to exclude Chiroptera.
		Orders Glires Rodentia Lagomorpha Euarchonta Dermoptera Scandentia Primates The Euarchontoglires are a mammalian superorder based on molecular genetic research, combining the Glires clade, which consists of the Rodentia and the Lagomorpha, with that of the Euarchonta, a clade consisting of the Scandentia, the Primates and the Dermoptera.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Colugo (2973 words)

	* Colugo - (Animals): Definition
		They are about 41 cm (16 in) long, weigh 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb), and have a 25-cm (10-in) tail.
		Colugos are nocturnal forest animals, spending the day curled up in holes, or hanging underneath a branch, wrapped in their patagium.
		Bats are thought to be related most closely to the Dermoptera, a small order of mammals (two species) which includes the colugos or "flying lemurs" of the Phillippines.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/colugo.html (137 words)

	Bibliographies
		Bibliography of the Malayan Colugo, Cynocephalus variegatus (Mammalia: Dermoptera: Cynocephalidae)
		Beard, K.C. Gliding behaviour and palaeoecology of the alleged primate family Paromomiyidae (Mammalia, Dermoptera).
		Bhatnagar, K.P., Wible, J.R. Observations on the vomeronasal organ of the colugo Cynocephalus (Mammalia, Dermoptera), Acta Anatomica 151, 43-48.
	rmbr.nus.edu.sg /biblio/malayancolugo-biblio.html (601 words)

	THE THERIAN CLADE
		Extremely thorough analysis of archontan (Primates, Scandentia, Dermoptera, and Chiroptera) relationships, with evaluation of hypothesis of chiropteran diphyly.
		The linkage of the African groups as a single phylogenetic clade is a unique perspective derived from molecular data; this hypothesis has not been proposed from morphological analyses.
		The archantan clade is termed Euarchonta to reflect the exclusion of the bats, and dermopterans and primates are collectively named the Primatomorpha to reflect their sister relationship.
	ib.berkeley.edu /courses/ib173/lectures/lecture5/5-therian.html (796 words)

	Molecular Systematics
		The recently proposed affiliation between cetaceans and hippopotamuses is an example of a molecular hypothesis that has inspired fruitful reevaluation of the morphological traits supporting a cetacean-mesonychid relationship.
		Determining the sister-group relationships of Primates, Dermoptera, Scandentia (Euarchonta), Rodentia and Lagomorpha (Glires) are the two initial priorities of this project.
		Archonta is maintained in most morphological and paleontological studies of eutherian relationships, although the sister group relationship of Primates and Scandentia is disputed.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/adkins/Systematics.html (2774 words)

	Flying Lemurs - Animals Of The World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		THE singular animals of this order were formerly classed as Lemurs, and are often spoken of as " Flying Lemurs," though they are now either placed in a separate order, Dermoptera, or " skin-winged " animals, or are treated as a sub-order of the Insectivora.
		The number and formation of the teeth are peculiar, the incisors being sharp and saw-like in appearance, the upper jaw containing sixteen teeth and the lower eighteen.
		An allied form found in the Philippine Islands is regarded by some naturalists as a separate species, under the name, Galeopithecus philippinensis.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles20/animals-7.shtml (186 words)

	Colugo
		It belongs to its own order, called Dermoptera (Latin for "skin-wing"), and it merely glides on the wind currents rather than flying like a bat or a bird.
		It has a flat body with a flowing membrane of skin stretched from its neck out to the fingers, and then down along the sides of body to the toes and the tip of the tail.
		Go to the Dermoptera Page to get a general discussion of this unique animal.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/52.htm (392 words)

	Re: I am wondering about the gliding mechanisms of colugos, order Dermoptera.
		Re: I am wondering about the gliding mechanisms of colugos, order Dermoptera.
		Dermoptera includes only two known families, Plagiomenidae which inhabited North America 60 to 70 million years ago, and Cynocephalidae, or colugos of Southeast Asia.
		Classification of the Cynocephalidae family has been a problem because it has no fossil record.
	www.madsci.org /posts/archives/oct99/940010719.Zo.r.html (323 words)

	Flying Lemur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Dermoptera Flying Lemur or Colugos Skull offered by Skulls...
		The flying lemur a close relative:...chimpanzees, gibbon apes, and baboons--have been joined by an animal whose appearance hardly resembles that of humans: the Dermoptera or the flying lemur.
		Flying Lemur/Colugo: Flying Lemur/Colugo (Cynocephalus variegatus) Order: DERMOPTERA Family: CYNOCEPHALIDAE There are only two colugos or flying lemurs...
	www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/F/Flying_Lemur.shtml (1910 words)

	Order CHIROPTERA
		The Archonta includes colugos (Dermoptera), bats (Chiroptera), tree shrews (Scandentia), and Primates.
		It remains a poorly characterized group, mainly delimited by traits of the ankle region.
		Molecular evidence unites the Dermoptera, Scandentia, and Primates as Euarchonta in the Euarchontoglires and places bats in the Laurasiatheria.
	users.tamuk.edu /kfjab02/Biology/Mammalogy/systematics/A4chiroptera.htm (505 words)

	Dermoptera
		THE ORDER DERMOPTERA: Only two living species, in a single genus, compose the entire order of flying lemurs.
		One species is found in the Philippines; the other from southeast Asia to Java and Borneo.
		Their scientific name, Dermoptera, means "skin-winged." They do not have true wings, but have the most complete gliding membrane: a furred skin extending from behind the ears outward to the digits, embracing the tail, stretching along the sides and base of the body.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/dermoptera.htm (354 words)

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		America Zoo Dermoptera Skin Winged Mammals - Contains information on physical description and characteristics.
		Dermoptera Skull - Contains information on number, distribution, diet and physical characteristics.
		Flying Lemurs Order Dermoptera - Contains data on physical appearance, characteristics, diet, distribution and families.
	botw.org /new/Science/02282006.cfm (2757 words)

	Amazon.com: Dermoptera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The late Eocene Insectivora and Dermoptera (Paleontology and geology of the Badwater Creek area, central Wyoming) by Leonard Krishtalka (Unknown Binding - 1977)
		Chiroptera and Dermoptera of the French early Eocene, (University of California publications in geological sciences, v.
		Cranial circulation and relationships of the colugo Cynocephalus (Dermoptera, Mammalia) (American Museum novitates) (American Museum novitates) by John R Wible (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1993)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Dermoptera&tag=ecomplex&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (122 words)

	sistematica filogenetica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Simpsom considerava Pholidota como um grupo relacionado aos Edentata e os Dermoptera como um grupo relacionado aos Chiroptera.
		The results of an assessment of these molecular data using parsimony analysis are as follows: (i) An examination of the 13 mitochrondial protein encoding gene sequence derived from five orders of mammals provided strong support for the relationship between the order Carnivora and an Artiodactyla/Cetacea clade.
		(ii) The monophyly of the superorder Archonta (Primates, Scandentia, Dermoptera, and Chiroptera) is not supported, and the molecular phylogenies do not support a chiroptera/Dermoptera clade, a finding incongruent with some morphological evidence.
	www.ufba.br /~zoo4/sistemat.htm (1620 words)

	Mammalogy, lecture 9
		A. These 4 orders (Insectivora, Macroscelidea, Scandentia, and Dermoptera) have had a confused and chaotic taxonomic history
		H. None are considered endangered or threatened (despite continuing loss of forested habitat), and none are economic importance
		Dermoptera: The flying lemurs (actually, gliders) or colugos (single family, 1 genus, 2 species)
	msc.bhsu.edu /biology/bsmith/mammlec9.html (864 words)

	Digimorph - Cynopterus brachyotis (Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat)
		There are more bat species in the tropics than all other mammal species combined.
		They are thought to have descended from a common ancestor with colugos (Dermoptera), and are more distantly related to tree shrews (Scandentia) and primates ().
		The bat fossil record dates back to the early Eocene by which time they were already highly specialized.
	www.digimorph.org /specimens/Cynopterus_brachyotis/whole (998 words)

	Family Cynocephalidae or colugos and flying lemurs
		Animals / Mammals / Dermoptera (2) / Cynocephalidae (2)
		Gliding in the African anomalurid flying squirrels, the Holarctic flying squirrels and the Dermoptera (colugos) is a a) homologous (synapomorphic) b) analogous (convergent) adaptation.
		Volitantia (bats + colugos) is usually singled out by morphological studies as having particularly strong support.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Dermoptera/Cynocephalidae (378 words)

	The flying lemur a close relative
		Our closest relatives--gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, gibbon apes, and baboons--have been joined by an animal whose appearance hardly resembles that of humans: the Dermoptera or the flying lemur.
		The largest species can be 75 cm tall.
		But we have also shown that one of these orders, namely Dermoptera or flying lemurs, belongs in the order of primates as the closest relative of Anthropoideas.
	www.innovations-report.com /html/reports/life_sciences/report-10699.html (367 words)

	Mammalian mitogenomic relationships and the root of the eutherian tree -- Arnason et al., 10.1073/pnas.102164299 -- ...
		The ML analysis (both amino acid and nucleotide) grouped Dermoptera and Primates on a common branch with Dermoptera falling
		Dermoptera and Primates, the grouping of Dermoptera within the
		The remaining taxa (branch C) split into two groups, one (branch D) including Primates and Dermoptera, the other (branch E) comprising the morphologically heterogeneous group of all of the
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/102164299v1 (4632 words)

	Re: New (?) Mammalian Mitochondrial Tree
		> Here, colugos (Dermoptera) are found inside Primates, and as the > sistergroup of Simia.
		Fine, it's logical, whales have never been and therefore can never be ungulates (because where would we end up if...
		> The use of "paraphyletic" in the paper is erroneous, since it refers to > the monophyletic Primates which includes Dermoptera as "paraphyletic" No, no. Primates has never included Dermoptera and therefore can never possibly do so, so it is paraphyletic, unless of course we want to bring about the end of the world.
	dml.cmnh.org /2003Feb/msg00232.html (377 words)

	ADW: Dermoptera: Information
		The order Dermoptera contains a single family, the Cynocephalidae, which is made up of a single genus (Cynocephalus) with two species.
		Colugos are found in southeastern Asia, including the southern Philippines.
		Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /chordata/mammalia/dermoptera.html (504 words)

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