Kenyamyidae
Kenyamyidae is an extinct family of rodents from Africa that lived in the Lower Miocene era.[1]
| Kenyamyidae Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Family: | †Kenyamyidae Lavocat, 1973 |
| Genera | |
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†Kenyamys | |
There are two genera in the family, Kenyamys and Simonymys, both described by Lavocat in 1973. There are two species of Kenyamys, K. mariae and K. williamsi. There is only one species of Simonymys, S. genovefae.
References
- Lavocat, Rene (2013-10-01), "V: Rodentia and Lagomorpha", V: Rodentia and Lagomorpha, Harvard University Press, pp. 69–89, doi:10.4159/harvard.9780674431263.c6, ISBN 978-0-674-43126-3, retrieved 2023-10-11
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