Myophiomyinae is an extinct subfamily of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

, of the family

Myophiomyidae Myophiomyidae is an extinct family of Old World hystricognath The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. The masseter medialis (a jaw muscle) passes partially thr ...

References

* Lavocat, R. 1973. Les rongeurs du Miocčne d’Afrique Orientale. ''Memoires et travaux Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Institut Montpellier'', 1:1-284. Myophiomyidae Mammal subfamilies {{paleo-rodent-stub