Phiomyidae

Phiomyidae
Temporal range:
Gaudeamus hylaeus mandible
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Parvorder: Phiomorpha
Family: †Phiomyidae
Wood, 1955

The Phiomyidae are a family of prehistoric rodents from Africa and Eurasia. A 2011 study placed Gaudeamus in a new family, Gaudeamuridae.

Genera include:

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