''Phiomyoides'' is an extinct species 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 ...

known from Miocene fossils found in

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References

* Stromer, E. 1926. Reste land-und süsswasser-bewohnender Wirbeltiere aus den Diamantenfeldern Deutsch-Südwestafrikas, p. 107-153. In Kaiser, E. (ed.), ''Die Diamantenwüste Südwestafrikas'' 2. D. Reimer, Berlin. Myophiomyidae Miocene rodents Prehistoric rodent genera Fossil taxa described in 1926 {{paleo-rodent-stub