tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post247523628977791990..comments2024-03-10T19:39:07.469+00:00Comments on Synapsida: Miocene (Pt 2): Before There Were MiceJK Revellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-74817745729347455492017-08-07T20:28:45.356+01:002017-08-07T20:28:45.356+01:00We have actual soft tissue impressions from eomyid...We have actual soft tissue impressions from eomyid fossils in which the patagium is visible, so there's no real doubt that they could glide - one of four times gliding evolved in rodents alone. But, as to your main point, the great majority of eomyid species are known only from their teeth, and they were around for millions and millions of years... so we don't know, but, personally, I'd be surprised if it was quite as universal as I may have implied in the post.JK Revellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-726881366319028692017-07-31T00:03:13.671+01:002017-07-31T00:03:13.671+01:00Gliding has been evolved numerous times in several...Gliding has been evolved numerous times in several mammalian clades, and often there are closely related and similar gliding and non-gliding species. Do we know that Eomyids were gliding, or only that some Eomyids glided?Allen Hazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223023647802175202noreply@blogger.com