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FAMILY Petromuridae
Author: | Wood, 1955. | Citation: | J. Mammal, 36(2): 184. | Comments: | Swanepoel et al. (1980:161) employed Petromuridae instead of Petromyidae for this family (see Petromus). The group had an elaborate Tertiary radiation composed of at least two subfamilies and seven known genera. The placement of this family along with the Thryonomyidae into the superfamily Thryonomuroidea is supported by many studies (Huchon and Douzery, 2001; Lavocat, 1973; Luckett and Harteberger, 1985b; Nedbal et al., 1994; Patterson and Wood, 1982; Sarich, 1985). The superfamily Thryonomuroidea was not recognized by McKenna and Bell (1997). |
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