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Edible Dormouse
''Glis'' is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the European edible dormouse ''(Glis glis'') and the Iranian edible dormouse (''Glis persicus''). It also contains a number of fossil species. Evolution The genus ''Glis'' originated in the mid-Oligocene. It did not become common until the Pliocene. Only one species, ''Glis sackdillingensis'' is known to have survived into the Pleistocene. This is probably likely the ancestor of the modern species, which appeared in the early to mid-Pleistocene. One former species, ''Glis truyolsi'', has been placed in the genus ''Myoglis'' and it has been suggested that ''G. apertus'', ''G. galitopouli'', ''G. guerbuezi'', ''G. major'' and ''G. transversus'' be moved there as well. Etymology The first mention of the word dormouse was in the early 15th century, possibly coming from Anglo-French *dormouse "tending to be dormant" (from stem of dormir "to sleep," see dormant), with the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Edible Dormouse
The European edible dormouse also known as the European dormouse or European fat dormouse (''Glis glis'') is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus ''Glis (genus), Glis'', found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia. The common name comes from the Roman Empire, Romans, who ate them as a delicacy. Etymology The word ''dormouse'' comes from Middle English ''dormous'', of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal ''*dor-'', from Old Norse ''dár'' 'benumbed' and Middle English ''mous'' 'mouse'. The word is sometimes conjectured to come from an Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman derivative of ''dormir'' 'to sleep', with the second element mistaken for ''mouse'', but no such Anglo-Norman term is known to have existed. The Latin word ''glis'', which is the origin of the scientific name, is from the Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root *''gl̥h₁éys'' 'weasel, mouse', related to Sanskrit गिरि ''girí'' 'mouse' and Ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glis Sussenbornensis
Glis is an electronic music project founded in 2001 by Shaun Frandsen of Seattle, WA. The band has experienced several lineup changes and guest appearances, with frontman Shaun Frandsen acting as primary producer, vocalist, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Notable guest, Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242, contributed vocals for two studio tracks on the album "Nemesis" in 2005. Glis began to use guitar as a production counterpoint on the album "Phoenix" in 2013.http://www.mxdwn.com/2013/03/28/reviews/glis-phoenix/Glis Discography Albums *''Extract'' (2001) *''Balance'' (2003) *''Nemesis'' (2005) *''Phoenix'' (2013) *''Gateway to Oblivion'' (2024) Remix albums *''Equilibrium'' (2003) *''A Shot and a Bassline'' (2008) Singles & EPs *''Disappear!'' (2004) *''Apocalypse Parties'' (2012) *''Seconds'' (2013) *''Sunrise Forever'' (2023) *''Control'' (2024) *''Ascension'' (2024) *''Yesterday's Anthems'' (2024) *''Severity One'' (2024) *''DRTY FCKN DSKO'' (2024) - as Glis *''Apocalypse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent Genera
Rodents (from Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/ricochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( ; referred to colloquially as the ''ice age, Ice Age'') is the geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in 2009 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the cutoff of the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene was regarded as being 1.806 million years Before Present (BP). Publications from earlier years may use either definition of the period. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek () 'most' and (; Latinized as ) 'new'. The aridification and cooling trends of the preceding Neogene were continued in the Pleistocene. The climate was strongly variable depending on the glacial cycle, oscillating between cold Glacial period, glacial periods and warmer Interglacial, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58See the 2014 version of the ICS geologic time scale million years ago (Ma). It is the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch. Prior to the 2009 revision of the geologic time scale, which placed the four most recent major glaciations entirely within the Pleistocene, the Pliocene also included the Gelasian Stage, which lasted from 2.59 to 1.81 Ma, and is now included in the Pleistocene. As with other older geologic periods, the Stratum, geological strata that define the start and end are well-identified but the exact dates of the start a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Edible Dormouse
The Iranian edible dormouse or Iranian fat dormouse (''Glis persicus'') is a species of dormouse native to Western and Central Asia. It is one of only two species in the genus ''Glis''. Taxonomy It was long considered conspecific with the European edible dormouse (''G. glis'') until a 2021 phylogenetic study supported it being a distinct species. The American Society of Mammalogists has accepted these results. It is thought to have diverged from ''G. glis'' during a fragmentation of the ancestral ''Glis'' population (likely triggered by the Messinian salinity crisis) during the late Miocene, about 5.74 million years ago. Despite being restricted to a relatively small refugium on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it managed to persist in this refugium for millions of years, throughout all of the Pliocene and the glacial-interglacial dynamics of the Pleistocene. Significant genetic divergence also occurs within this species; populations from eastern Iran and western Iran di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glis Vallesiensis
Glis is an electronic music project founded in 2001 by Shaun Frandsen of Seattle, WA. The band has experienced several lineup changes and guest appearances, with frontman Shaun Frandsen acting as primary producer, vocalist, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Notable guest, Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242, contributed vocals for two studio tracks on the album "Nemesis" in 2005. Glis began to use guitar as a production counterpoint on the album "Phoenix" in 2013.http://www.mxdwn.com/2013/03/28/reviews/glis-phoenix/Glis Discography Albums *''Extract'' (2001) *''Balance'' (2003) *''Nemesis'' (2005) *''Phoenix'' (2013) *''Gateway to Oblivion'' (2024) Remix albums *''Equilibrium'' (2003) *''A Shot and a Bassline'' (2008) Singles & EPs *''Disappear!'' (2004) *''Apocalypse Parties'' (2012) *''Seconds'' (2013) *''Sunrise Forever'' (2023) *''Control'' (2024) *''Ascension'' (2024) *''Yesterday's Anthems'' (2024) *''Severity One'' (2024) *''DRTY FCKN DSKO'' (2024) - as Glis *''Apocalypse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
