After McKenna & Bell, 1997, with Recent species from Nowak, 1991
Alternative view after Carroll, 1988
<==o Hystricognatha Woods, 1976 [taxonomic history] (piikkisianleukaiset jyrsijät) |?- †Tataromys (has been classified as ctenodactylid) |?- †Bugtimys zafarullahi Marivaux, Vianey-Liaud, Welcomme & Jaeger, 2002 [is a baluchimyine?] |?-o †Gaudeamus Wood, 1968 [Gaudeamuridae Sallam, Seiffert & Simons, 2011] | |-- †G. aegyptius Wood, 1968 | |-- †G. lavocati [Phiomys lavocati] | |-- †G. aslius Sallam, Seiffert & Simons, 2011 | `-- †G. hylaeus Sallam, Seiffert & Simons, 2011 |?-o †Protophiomys Jaeger et al., 1985 [incl. Waslamys Sallam et al., 2009] | |-- †P. aegyptensis | |-- †P. algeriensis | `-- †P. durattalahensis |?-o †Tsaganomyidae Matthew & Granger, 1923 [taxonomic history] | |-- †Tsaganomys altaicus Matthew & Granger, 1923 [taxonomic history] | `--+-- †Coelodontomys asiaticus Wang, 2001 [taxonomic history] | `--o †Cyclomylus Matthew & Granger, 1923 [taxonomic history] | |-- †C. lohensis Matthew & Granger, 1923 [taxonomic history] | `--+-- †C. intermedius Wang, 2001 [taxonomic history] | `-- †C. biforatus Wang, 2001 `--o Hystricognathi Tullberg, 1899 [taxonomic history] |?- †Luribayomys Hoffstetter & Lavocat, 1976; U.Olig. SA. |-- Hystricidae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 [taxonomic history] (Old World Porcupines; piikkisiat) `--+-- Erethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845 [taxonomic history] (New World Porcupines; puupiikkisiat) `--+--o †Diamantomyidae Schaub, 1958 | |-- †Metaphiomys schaubi Osborn, 1908; U.Eoc.-L.Olig. NEAf., U.Eoc.-?L.Olig. SWAs. [Metaphiomyinae Lavocat, 1973] | `--o †Diamantomyinae Schaub, 1958 sensu Lavocat, 1973 | |-- †Diamantomys luederitzi Stromer, 1922; L.-M.Mioc. Af. | `-- †Pomonomys Stromer, 1922; L.Mioc. Af. `--+--o †Myophiomyidae Lavocat, 1973 | |-- †Phiocricetomys A.E. Wood, 1968; L.Olig. Af. [Phiocricetomyinae Lavocat, 1973] | `--o †Myophiomyinae Lavocat, 1973 | |-- †Phiomyoides Stromer, in Kaiser, 1926; L.Mioc. EAf. | |-- †Elmerimys woodi Lavocat, 1973; L.-M.Mioc. EAf. | `-- †Myophiomys arambourgi Lavocat, 1973; L.Mioc. EAf. `--+--o †Phiomyidae A.E. Wood, 1955 | |--o †Phiomys Osborn, 1908; U.Eoc.-L.Olig., L.Mioc., Af., U.Eoc.-?L.Olig., M.Mioc. As., Olig. SEu. | | |-- †P. andrewsi | | `-- †P. paraphiomyoides | `-- †Andrewsimys parvus Lavocat, 1973; L.Mioc. EAf. `--+--o †Kenyamyidae Lavocat, 1973 | |--o †Kenyamys Lavocat, 1973; L.Mioc. EAf. | | |?- †K. mariae | | `?- †K. williamsi | `--o †Simonimys Lavocat, 1973; L.Mioc. EAf. | `?- †S. genovefae `--+--o Thryonomyoidea Pocock, 1922 sensu Huchon & Douzery, 2001 | |--o Petromus A. Smith, 1831 [Petromys Smith, 1834] [Pteromuridae Tullberg, 1899] L.Plioc.-R. SAf. | | |-- †P. minor Broom, 1939 | | |-- †P. antiquus Sénégas, 2004 | | `-- P. typicus A. Smith, 1831 (kalliorotta) | `-- Thryonomyidae Pocock, 1922 (ruokorotat) [taxonomic history] `--+-- Bathyergomorphi Thullberg, 1899 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 (maamyyrärottamaiset jyrsijät) `-- Caviida Bryant & McKenna, 1995 (marsumaiset jyrsijät) [taxonomic history]
Families after Carroll 1988<==o Hystricognathi |--o †PHIOMORPHA | |-- †Phiomyidae | |-- †Thryonomyidae | |?- †Pteromyidae | |-- †Diamantomyidae | |-- †Kenyamyidae | `-- †Myophiomyidae |--o HYSTRICOMORPHA | `-- Hystricidae |--o BATHYERGOMORPHA | |-- †Tsaganomyidae | `-- Bathyergidae `--o CAVIOMORPHA |--o ERETHIZONTOIDEA | `-- Erethizontidae `--+--o OCTODONTOIDEA | |-- Octodontidae | |--+-- Ctenomyidae | | `-- Abrocomidae | `--+-- Echimyidae | `-- Capromyidae |--o CHINCHILLOIDEA | |-- Chinchillidae | |-- Dasyproctidae | |?- Agoutidae | `-- Dinomyidae `--o CAVIOIDEA |--+-- Heptaxodontidae | `-- Myocastoridae `--+-- †Eocardiidae `--+-- Caviidae `-- Hydrochaeridae |
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