Simonimys Lavocat 1973 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Parent taxon: Thryonomyoidea according to H. M. Sallam and E. R. Seiffert 2019

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Diamantomyidae, Diamantomys, Kahawamys, Kenyamyidae, Lavocatomys, Metaphiomys, Monamys, Myophiomyidae, Petromuridae, Phiomyoides, Prepomonomys, Thryonomyidae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections), Uganda (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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