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Ptilocercus is a genus of treeshrew and the sole member of the family Ptilocercidae. Today the genus (and family) is represented by a single species, the pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii). However, this genus is very ancient and considered the most primitive of all the treeshrews. In 2016 a new species was described from China dated to the Early Oligocene about 34 million years ago. This species, , is so strikingly similar to the living species that it can be considered a sister taxa. This suggests that the Ptilocercidae have evolved little change over millions of years.

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  • Ptilocercus (en)
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  • Ptilocercus is a genus of treeshrew and the sole member of the family Ptilocercidae. Today the genus (and family) is represented by a single species, the pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii). However, this genus is very ancient and considered the most primitive of all the treeshrews. In 2016 a new species was described from China dated to the Early Oligocene about 34 million years ago. This species, , is so strikingly similar to the living species that it can be considered a sister taxa. This suggests that the Ptilocercidae have evolved little change over millions of years. (en)
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  • Gray, 1848 (en)
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  • (Early Oligocene - Present) (en)
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  • Lyon, 1913 (en)
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  • *Ptilocercus lowii *†Ptilocercus kylin (en)
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  • Ptilocercus (en)
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  • Ptilocercus lowii (en)
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  • Gray, 1848 (en)
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  • Ptilocercus is a genus of treeshrew and the sole member of the family Ptilocercidae. Today the genus (and family) is represented by a single species, the pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii). However, this genus is very ancient and considered the most primitive of all the treeshrews. In 2016 a new species was described from China dated to the Early Oligocene about 34 million years ago. This species, , is so strikingly similar to the living species that it can be considered a sister taxa. This suggests that the Ptilocercidae have evolved little change over millions of years. (en)
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