Epiphiomys Lavocat 1973 (cane rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae

Parent taxon: Thryonomyidae according to R. L. López-Antoñazas and S. Sen 2005

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Kochalia, Neophiomys, Neosciuromys, Paraphiomys, Paraulacodus, Protohummus, Sacaresia, Thryonomys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution: found only at Koru Fauna Locality 29 (Miocene of Kenya)

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