Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Thryonomyidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 1545-1545 : 1545

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scientific name	Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922
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Treatment

Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1922: 423.

Synonyms: Thrynomyidae Pocock 1922 ; Ulacodidae Brandt 1855 .

Genera: 1 genus with 2 species:

Genus Thryonomys Fitzinger 1867 (2 species with 2 subspecies)

Discussion: Includes several fossil forms from the Oligocene of North Africa. Placed in the superfamily Thryonomuroidea , see comments under Petromuridae .