Oligorhynchocyon

Oligorhynchocyon; Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Macroscelidea
Family:	Macroscelididae
Subfamily:	† Rhynchocyoninae
Genus:	† Oligorhynchocyon
Species:	†O. songwensis
Binomial name
	†Oligorhynchocyon songwensis; Stevens et. al., 2022

Last updated February 09, 2025

Oligorhynchocyon is an extinct genus of rhynchocyonine macroscelidean that lived in Tanzania during the Chattian. It contains the species O. songwensis.^[1]

References

↑ Stevens, Nancy J.; O’Connor, Patrick M.; Mtelela, Cassy; Roberts, Eric M. (3 April 2022). "Macroscelideans (Myohyracinae and Rhynchocyoninae) from the late Oligocene Nsungwe formation of the Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania". Historical Biology . 34 (4): 604–610. doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.1938565. ISSN 0891-2963 . Retrieved 5 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Stevens, Nancy J.; O’Connor, Patrick M.; Mtelela, Cassy; Roberts, Eric M. (3 April 2022). "Macroscelideans (Myohyracinae and Rhynchocyoninae) from the late Oligocene Nsungwe formation of the Rukwa Rift Basin, southwestern Tanzania". Historical Biology . 34 (4): 604–610. doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.1938565. ISSN 0891-2963 . Retrieved 5 February 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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