Rodents of Unusual Size

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Blanco R.E., Rinderknecht, A. & Lecuona, G. 2012: The bite force of the largest fossil rodent (Hystricognathi, Caviomorpha, Dinomyidae). Lethaia, Vol. 45, pp. 157–163.

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Kohl, K. D., Miller, A. W., Marvin, J. E., Mackie, R., & Dearing, M. D. (2014). Herbivorous rodents (N eotoma spp.) harbour abundant and active foregut microbiota. Environmental Microbiology, 16(9), 2869-2878. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24373154/