Alternative spelling: Myocricetodontini
Parent taxon: Muridae according to F. Sénégas and J. Michaux 2000
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aethomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis, Bolomys, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Mastacomys, Mastomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myotomys, Mysops, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys
Subtaxa: Boltimys Dakkamys Mellalomys
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of South Africa (1 collection)
• Miocene of Kenya (1), Libya (3), Morocco (1), Pakistan (8)
Total: 14 collections including 18 occurrences