Nengohyrax

Nengohyrax; Temporal range: Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Hyracoidea
Family:	† Geniohyidae
Genus:	† Nengohyrax
Species:	†N. josephi
Binomial name
	†Nengohyrax josephi; Vitek et. al., 2024

Last updated May 31, 2025

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

↑ 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 . 44 (2). Bibcode:2024JVPal..44E9326V. doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2409326. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 14 December 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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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 . 44 (2). Bibcode:2024JVPal..44E9326V. doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2409326. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 14 December 2024– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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