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Anomaluridae
†Parapedetidae
Pedetidae
The suborder Anomaluromorpha was erected to unite sciurognathous rodents with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. Many authors have suggested that the two extant families may be only distantly related, and that they belong to separate suborders or infraorders. For example, the Pedetidae are the only family of rodents with multiserial enamel except for the Hystricognathi. This character, the hystricomorphous zygomatic region, and a common distribution in southern continents has led many researchers to suggest that the springhare (but not anomalures) may be allied with hystricognaths. Montgelard et al., (2002) generated some support for Anomaluromorpha in a molecular phylogeny using 12S rRNA and cytochrome b. The suborder Anomaluromorpha contains 9 living species in 4 genera and two families. An additional fossil family probably belongs to this group. The following fossil taxa are also sometimes placed in the Anomaluromorpha
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