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Abdahyrax

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Abdahyrax
Temporal range: Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Geniohyidae
Genus: Abdahyrax
Species:
A. philipi
Binomial name
Abdahyrax philipi
Vitek et. al., 2024

Abdahyrax is an extinct genus of hyracoid known from the Oligocene of Kenya. It is a monotypic genus containing the species A. philipi.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.