Kichechia
| Kichechia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Subfamily: | Paradoxurinae |
| Genus: | †Kichechia Savage, 1965 |
| Type species | |
| Kichechia zamanae Savage, 1965 | |
| Other species | |
|
Kichechia savagei Adrian et al. 2018 | |
Kichechia is an extinct genus of paradoxurine carnivoran that lived in Africa during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.[1]
Distribution
The species Kichechia savagei is known exclusively from Kenya,[2][3] while the type species Kichechia zamanae has been found in both Kenya and Uganda.[4]
References
- ↑ "Kichechia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Adrian, Brent; Werdelin, Lars; Grossman, Aryeh (16 March 2018). "New Miocene Carnivora (Mammalia) from Moruorot and Kalodirr, Kenya". Palaeontologia Electronica. 21 (1). doi:10.26879/778. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Palaeontologia Electronica.
- ↑ "Kichechia savagei". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kichechia zamanae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.