Superfamily Thryonomyoidea Pocock 1922 (rodent)
Parent taxon: Ctenohystrica according to P. Coster et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Ctenodactylidae, Hystricognathi
Subtaxa: Diamantomyidae, Kenyamyidae, Myophiomyidae, Petromuridae, Thryonomyidae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore