†family Phiomyidae Wood 1955 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Phiomyidae

Parent taxon: Phiomorpha according to N. J. Stevens et al. 2006

See also Carroll 1988 and Wood 1958

Sister taxa: Bathyergidae, Birkamys, Mubhammys, Namaphiomys, Rupestromys, Turkanamys

Subtaxa: Andrewsimys Blentosomys Phenacophiomys Ugandamys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections), Uganda (2)

• Oligocene of Kenya (2), Morocco (2)

• Eocene of Algeria (1), Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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