Family THERIDOMYIDAE Alston, 1876

TYPE LOCALITY. — Ŋe locality of Saint-Privat-des-Vieux has yielded remains of two species of Ŋeridomyidae, allocated to the two subfamilies Ŋeridomyinae ( Protechimys major Schlosser, 1884) and Issiodoromyinae ( Issiodoromys pauffiensis Vianey-Liaud, 1976). Issiodoromys is very abundant (388 teeth, and postcranial elements) while Protechimys Schlosser, 1884 is much less represented (20 teeth).