Kenyatherium
| Kenyatherium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | †Kenyatherium Aguirre & Guerin, 1974 |
| Species: | †K. bishopi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kenyatherium bishopi Aguirre & Guerin, 1974 | |
Kenyatherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid that lived in Africa during the Neogene period. Its only species is K. bishopi.
Distribution
Kenyatherium bishopi is known from the site of Nakali in Kenya, dating to the Miocene epoch.[1]
References
- ^ Handa, Naoto; Nakatsukasa, Masato; Kunimatsu, Yutaka; Tsubamoto, Takehisa; Nakaya, Hideo (1 July 2015). "New Specimens of Chilotheridium (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae) from the Upper Miocene Namurungule and Nakali Formations, Northern Kenya". Paleontological Research. 19 (3): 181–194. doi:10.2517/2014PR035. ISSN 1342-8144. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via BioOne Digital Library.
