. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 174 C. Denys et al. But none of the latter authors has suggested any hypothesis on the polyphyly of the group for the reason that only the most common representants of the subfamily {Dendromus and Steatomys) were treated. Moreover, systematical studies on fossil Muroidea give a prominent importance to the upper and lower Ml to the detriment of other teeth and especially of the upper M3/. Jacobs (1978), Jaeger et al. (1985), Lindsay (1988) discussed almost only about
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. 174 C. Denys et al. But none of the latter authors has suggested any hypothesis on the polyphyly of the group for the reason that only the most common representants of the subfamily {Dendromus and Steatomys) were treated. Moreover, systematical studies on fossil Muroidea give a prominent importance to the upper and lower Ml to the detriment of other teeth and especially of the upper M3/. Jacobs (1978), Jaeger et al. (1985), Lindsay (1988) discussed almost only about the upper Ml/ or lower M/1 dental features. This situation cannot longer last since Denys & Michaux (1992) have recently shown the importance of the upper M3/ for phylogenetic purpose among Murinae and related taxa. After detailing the characteristics of each of the eight genera currently accepted as Dendromurinae, the present paper will give the point of view of morphologists on the monophyly of the subfamily Dendromurinae. The phylogenetic trees derived from morphological traits and the trees obtained from molecular distances will be presented. In the latter case, DNA/DNA hybridization experiments involve a more restricted sample of only two Dendromurinae (Deomys and Steatomys), which are compared to Cricetomys, Gerbillus, Acomys, Uranomys and two Murinae. This approach is a necessary step in order to further discuss the status of some controver- sial Miocene fossil remains. Jhe attribution of the fossil to one or the other sub- families of Muroidea have immediate consequences on the calibration with time of the molecular MEGADENDROMUS LEIM ACOMYS MALACOTHRIX PRJONOMYS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. Bonn : Das Forsc
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