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Thryonomyidae (cane rat)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Thryonomyidae Pocock
1958Thryonomyidae Wood p. 172
1988Thryonomyidae Carroll
1991Thryonomyidae Nowak
1999Thryonomyidae Nowak
2001Thryonomyidae Huchon and Douzery p. 242
2005Thryonomyidae Wilson and Reeder
2019Thryonomyidae Sallam and Seiffert

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
familyThryonomyidaePocock 1922
familyThryonomyidaePocock 1922

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922 [cane rat]
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G. †Epiphiomys Lavocat 1973
G. †Kochalia de Bruijn 1986
G. †Neophiomys Coster et al. 2012
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†Neophiomys dawsonae Coster et al. 2015
†Neophiomys minutus Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Neosciuromys Stromer 1922
G. †Paraphiomys Andrews 1914
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†Paraphiomys knolli López-Antoñazas and Sen 2005
†Paraphiomys orangeus Mein and Pickford 2003
†Paraphiomys pigotti Andrews 1914
G. †Paraulacodus Hinton 1933
G. †Protohummus Kraatz et al. 2013
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†Protohummus dango Kraatz et al. 2013
G. †Sacaresia Hugueney and Adrover 1991
G. Thryonomys Fitzinger 1867
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Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 [Lesser cane rat]
Thryonomys harrisoni Thomas and Wroughton 1907
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 [greater cane rat]
Invalid names: Aulacodus Temminck 1827 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:27:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Morocco Neophiomys minutus (181052 181053)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Libya (Sirt Basin) Neophiomys dawsonae (166446)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Libya Neophiomys paraphiomyoides (105925)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt Phiomys paraphiomyoides (71943)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Phiomys paraphiomyoides (12954)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Libya Phiomys paraphiomyoides (176458)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kenya Paraphiomys sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Libya Thryonomyidae sp. (77026 77027 77029)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Paraphiomys pigotti (146600)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Paraphiomys pigotti (28293)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Pakistan (Sindh) Kochalia geespei (176046) Kochalia sp. (176049 176052 176053) Paraulacodus indicus (176045) Thryonomyidae indet., Kochalia sp. (176050)
Miocene - Pleistocene23.04 - 0.0117Ethiopia Thryonomyidae indet. (22128)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Paraphiomys pigotti (122454)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda (Karamoja) Paraphiomys pigotti (235644 235646 235659)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Paraphiomys stromeri, Paraphiomys pigotti (28441)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Paraphiomys stromeri (27856 87341) Paraphiomys stromeri, Paraphiomys sp., Epiphiomys coryndoni, Paraphiomys pigotti (27858) Paraphiomys stromeri, Paraphiomys sp., Paraphiomys pigotti (38060)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Saudi Arabia Paraphiomys knolli (47095) Paraphiomys sp. (47069)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Thryonomyidae indet. (22305)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia Apodecter stromeri (21855)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Paraphiomys pigotti (21340)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Ethiopia Paraphiomys sp., Paraulacodus johanesi (22157)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Kenya Thryonomyidae indet., Paraulacodus johanesi, Thryonomys sp. (219711)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333United Arab Emirates (Abu Dabi) Protohummus dango (151837 151879 151909)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) Protohummus dango (151836)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Kenya Paraphiomys chororensis, Paraulacodus johanesi (22241)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Ethiopia Thryonomys sp. (22139)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Namibia Thryonomyidae indet. (87787)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Thryonomys sp. (22242)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Thryonomys sp. (22042)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya Thryonomys sp. nov. (22237)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Thryonomys sp. (22174)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Kenya Thryonomys gregorianus (22239)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Thryonomys sp. (21369)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Thryonomys sp. (22568)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Thryonomys gregorianus (21546)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Thryonomys sp. (21287)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Tanzania Thryonomys sp. (21804 21805)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia Thryonomys gregorianus (21625 21632)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Thryonomys sp. (21502)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Thryonomys sp. (21963)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Zambia Thryonomys swinderianus (21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Tanzania (Serengeti Park) Thryonomys sp. (22548)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys sp., Thryonomys swinderianus, Thryonomys gregorianus (22074)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Thryonomys indet. (32060) Thryonomys sp. (21507 32057 32088)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ethiopia Thryonomys sp. (68070)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Thryonomys sp. (21276 22272 22276)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Ethiopia Thryonomyidae indet. (22129 22134) Thryonomys sp. (22138 22156 22177)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Thryonomys swinderianus (21893)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys swinderianus (22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Thryonomys swinderianus (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Eswatini Thryonomys swinderianus (21927)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cote D'Ivoire Thryonomys swinderianus (21692)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Thryonomys sp., Thryonomys swinderianus, Thryonomys gregorianus (22073) Thryonomys swinderianus (22068)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niger Thryonomys swinderianus (83303 83305)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Thryonomys swinderianus (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Thryonomys gregorianus (21904) Thryonomys swinderianus (208786)