Family Petromuridae Wood 1955 (rodent)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Petromuridae
Parent taxon: Thryonomyoidea according to H. M. Sallam and E. R. Seiffert 2019
See also Huchon and Douzery 2001, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999 and Wood 1958
Sister taxa: Diamantomyidae, Diamantomys, Kahawamys, Kenyamyidae, Lavocatomys, Metaphiomys, Monamys, Myophiomyidae, Phiomyoides, Prepomonomys, Simonimys, Thryonomyidae
Subtaxa: Apodecter Petromus Tufamys
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)
• Miocene of Uganda (1)
• Eocene of Namibia (2)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences