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''Glis'' is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the
European edible dormouse The European edible dormouse or European fat dormouse (''Glis glis'') is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus ''Glis'', found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Its name comes from the Romans, who ate them as ...
''(Glis glis'') and the
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 Euro ...
(''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 The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58Glis sackdillingensis Glis was an electronic music project founded in 2001 by Shaun Frandsen of Seattle, WA. The band experienced several lineup changes and guest appearances, with frontman Shaun Frandsen acting as primary producer, vocalist, songwriter, and instrume ...
'' is known to have survived into the
Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in ...
. 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.


References

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