Phiomyidae Temporal range: Late Eocene–Middle Miocene |
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Gaudeamus hylaeus mandible | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Hystricomorpha |
Family: |
†Phiomyidae Wood, 1955 |
The Phiomyidae are a family of prehistoric rodents from Africa and Eurasia. A 2011 study placed Gaudeamus in a new family, Gaudeamuridae.
Genera include: