Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 42(3) 1999

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VOL 42(3) 1999

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Mesocricetus auratus, Golden Hamster, Cricetidae, Rodentia, Syria

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Biometrical remarks on the Golden Hamster Mesocricetus auratus (Waterhouse, 1839) (Cricetidae, Rodentia) from Ebla (northern Syria)

• Adwan H . SHEHAB
• Kazimierz KOWALSKI
• Ahmad DAOUD

Abstract:

Additional record of Mesocricetus auratus found in pellets of Tyto alba is given from Ebla ruins (northern Syria). The cranial and dental measurements are given, skull structure and cheekteeth are illustrated.