Nengohyrax
Appearance
Nengohyrax Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Hyracoidea |
Family: | †Geniohyidae |
Genus: | †Nengohyrax |
Species: | †N. josephi
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Binomial name | |
†Nengohyrax josephi Vitek et. al., 2024
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Nengohyrax is an extinct genus of hyracoid known to have inhabited Kenya during the Oligocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus containing the species N. josephi.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Vitek, Natasha S.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Heritage, Steven; Gaiku, Margaret Wambui; Feibel, Craig S.; Sousa, Francis J.; Nengo, Isaiah O.; Aoron, Eipa Emmanuel; Princehouse, Patricia M. (4 November 2024). "Hyracoidea from the Oligocene of Topernawi, Turkana Basin, Kenya". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2409326. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.