†Diamantomys Stromer 1922 (rodent)
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Parent taxon: Thryonomyoidea according to H. M. Sallam and E. R. Seiffert 2019
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Diamantomyidae, Kahawamys, Kenyamyidae, Lavocatomys, Metaphiomys, Monamys, Myophiomyidae, Petromuridae, Phiomyoides, Prepomonomys, Simonimys, Thryonomyidae
Subtaxa: Diamantomys timius
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (8 collections), Namibia (1), South Africa (1), Uganda (3)
• Oligocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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