Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents commonly known as cane rats, today represented by the single living genus Thryonomys and its two species, the greater cane rat and the lesser cane rat, found throughout sub Saharan Africa. The family dates to the Oligocene, roughly twenty three point seven million years ago, and was once more widespread, with fossil relatives known from India and Arabia alongside numerous extinct genera such as Paraphiomys, Epiphiomys and Gaudeamus.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ7890390, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Thryonomyidae
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Thryonomyidae is a family of hystricognath rodents that contains the cane rats (Thryonomys) found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and a number of fossil genera.
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Thryonomyidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Thryonomyidae
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"taxon_name": "Thryonomyidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 33.9 ... "early_interval": "Rupelian"
Wikidata: Thryonomyidae
Wikidata Q7890390, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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