Diatomyidae

Diatomyidae Temporal range: Early Oligocene – Recent 32.5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Pal. Eocene Oligo. Miocene P P
Young male Laotian rock rat, Laonastes aenigmamus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Suborder:	Hystricomorpha
Superfamily:	Ctenodactyloidea
Family:	Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg, 1997
Type genus
Diatomys Li, 1974
Genera
Laonastes †Diatomys †Fallomus †Marymus †Willmus †Inopinatia †? Pierremus
Synonyms
Laonastidae Jenkins et al. 2005

Diatomyidae is a family of suborder Hystricomorpha, are rodents found in Asia. It is currently represented by a single known living species, the Laotian rock rat (Laonastes aenigmamus).

Species

• †Fallomus
  • †Fallomus razae
  • †Fallomus ginsburgi
  • †Fallomus quraishyi
• †Diatomys
  • †Diatomys shantungensis
  • †Diatomys liensis
  • †Diatomys chitaparwalensis
• †Marymus
  • †Marymus dalanae
• †Pierremus
  • †Pierremus explorator
  • †Pierremus ladakhensis
• †Willmus
  • †Willmus maximus
• †Inopinatia
  • †Inopinatia balkanica
• Laonastes
  • Laonastes aenigmamus - Laotian rock rat

References

Other websites

• Carnegie Museum Press Release: "New family of mammal really living fossil" with images
• Detailed article on finding that Laonastes is a diatomyid Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Another article on finding that Laonastes is a diatomyid

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