Dinomyidae
Josephoartigasia monesi
- South America
The Dinomyidae ( "Terrible mice " ), which in addition to the still living Pacarana about 50 fossil species are, are a South African family of rodents, from whose ranks emerged by far the largest member of this order. The recently discovered remains of the Pliocene type Josephoartigasia monesi let an animal of about one tonne close body weight. Another extinct family giant rodent of South America were the Neoepiblemidae that are known with about ten fossil species ..
The Dinomyidae have been known since the Oligocene of South America. Besides Josephoartigasia monesi include, for example Phoberomys pattersoni and Telicomys giganteus the largest rodent that ever lived.
System
- Family Dinomyidae † Pseudodiodomus
- † Agnomys
- Subfamily † Eumegamyinae † Doellomys
- † Gyriabrus
- † Briaromys
- † Tetra Stylus
- † Phoberomys
- † Colpostemma
- † Orthomys
- † Eumegamys
- † Pseudosigmomys
- † Pentastylodon
- † Eumegamysops
- † Telicomys
- † Perumys
- † Artigasia
- † Josephoartigasia
- † Scleromys
- † Olenopsis
- † Simplimus
- † Eusigmomys
- † Potamarchus
- † Telodontomys
- Pacarana ( Dinomys branickii )
Swell
- Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: Classification of Mammals. Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, NY 1997, ISBN 0 -231 11012 X ( English ).