Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Chrysochloridae
Synonyms: Amblysominae Simonetta 1957, Eremitalpinae Simonetta 1957
Parent taxon: Tenrecoidea according to J. Alroy 2008
See also Asher et al. 2005, Asher and Helgen 2010, Butler 1984, Carroll 1988, Cope 1889, Douady et al. 2002, Flower 1883, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gregory 1910, Hay 1930, Jaekel 1911, Madsen et al. 2001, Nowak 1991, Schlosser 1877, Seiffert 2007, Van Valen 1967 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Afrosoricida, Plesiorycteropus, Potamogalidae, Qatranilestes, Tenrecidae, Nanogale, Jawharia, Widanelfarasia, Dilambdogale
Subtaxa: Amblysomus Carpitalpa Chlorotalpa Chrysochlorinae Chrysochloris Chrysospalax Cryptochloris Damarachloris Diamantochloris Eremitalpa Namachloris Neamblysomus Proamblysomus Prochrysochlorinae
Ecology: fossorial insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (6 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)
• Pliocene of South Africa (7)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (4)
• Miocene of Kenya (1), Namibia (1)
• Eocene of Namibia (2)
Total: 23 collections including 28 occurrences