Tsaganomyidae

 ( Hystricomorpha ) 

The Tsaganomyidae are an extinct family of from Asia. It contains three genera. Tsaganomyids are generally considered to be related to the Hystricognathi ( and relatives).

Members of Tsaganomyidae were fossorial (digging) rodents that probably used their incisor teeth to dig like some living Blesmol.

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Characteristics Tsaganomyids had a protrogomorphous zygomasseteric system, a Hystricognathi lower jaw, and multiserial Tooth enamel in their incisor teeth.

Categories: Hystricomorpha, Prehistoric Rodent Families, Rupelian First Appearances, Miocene Extinctions

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