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Family †
Kenyamyidae
Lavocat, 1973
(mammal)
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Entity:
Thryonomyoidea (Superfamily)
..†Diamantomyidae (Family)
..†Myophiomyidae (Family)
..Petromuridae (Family) - dassie rat
..Thryonomyidae (Family) - cane rats
..†Kenyamyidae (Family)
....†Kenyamys (Genus)
....†Simonimys (Genus)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
-
(Phylum)
Chordata
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(Class)
Mammalia
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(Order)
Rodentia
Original position
Questionably
Hystricognathi
(Infraorder)
Tullberg, 1899
Current position
Thryonomyoidea
(Superfamily)
Pocock, 1922
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: 638; Barbière & Marivaux, in Cox & Hautier (eds.), 2015: fig. 4.3.
[inferred name]
Alternative positions
Hystricognathi
(Infraorder)
Tullberg, 1899
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 194.
Historical positions
Hystricognathi
(Infraorder)
Tullberg, 1899
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 194.
Number of Subtaxa
2025
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
†2g
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
[; †2g]
1997
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell
[; †2g]
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21 Sep 2025