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Diatomyidae
Mammalia - Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Taxonomy
Diatomyidae was named by Mein and Ginsburg (1997) [includes the extant Laonastes]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Hystricognathi by Dawson et al. (2006); and to Rodentia by Marivaux and Welcomme (2003) and Flynn (2007).
It was assigned to Hystricognathi by Dawson et al. (2006); and to Rodentia by Marivaux and Welcomme (2003) and Flynn (2007).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Diatomyidae Mein and Ginsburg p. 810 |
| 2003 | Diatomyidae Marivaux and Welcomme |
| 2005 | Laonastidae Jenkins et al. |
| 2006 | Diatomyidae Dawson et al. p. 1458 |
| 2007 | Diatomyidae Flynn |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available