Mlanyama

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Mlanyama
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Family: Hyainailouridae
Genus: Mlanyama
Species:
M. sugu
Binomial name
Mlanyama sugu
Rasmussen & Gutierrez, 2009

Mlanyama is an extinct genus of hyaenodont that lived during the Late Oligocene.

Distribution

M. sugu lived in northwestern Kenya, having been found at Benson's Site. [1]

References

  1. Rasmussen, D. Tab; Gutierrez, Mercedes (13 May 2009). "A Mammalian Fauna from the Late Oligocene of Northwestern Kenya". Palaeontographica Abteilung A . 288 (1–3): 1–52. doi:10.1127/pala/288/2009/1. ISSN   0375-0442 . Retrieved 18 February 2025.