Phiomyidae

Phiomyidae

Phiomyidae

Extinct family of rodents

The Phiomyidae are a family of prehistoric rodents from Africa and Eurasia. A 2011 study placed Gaudeamus in a new family, Gaudeamuridae.[1]

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Genera include:

  • Acritophiomys
  • Andrewsimys
  • Elwynomys
  • Gaudeamus
  • Phiomys

References

  1. [1]
    "Craniodental Morphology and Systematics of a New Family of Hystricognathous Rodents (Gaudeamuridae) from the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene of Egypt". PLoS Collections. Retrieved 2011-09-27.


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