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Kenyamyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Kenyamyidae

Taxonomy
Kenyamyidae was named by Lavocat (1973). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Thryonomyoidea by Carroll (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Kenyamyidae Lavocat
1988Kenyamyidae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
familyKenyamyidaeLavocat 1973
familyKenyamyidaeLavocat 1973

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Kenyamyidae Lavocat 1973
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G. †Kenyamys Lavocat 1973
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Kenyamys mariae Lavocat 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda (Karamoja) Kenyamys mariae (235581 235644 235646 235659)