Turkanamys
| Turkanamys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Phiomorpha |
| Genus: | †Turkanamys Marivaux et al., 2012 |
| Species: | †T. hexalophus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Turkanamys hexalophus Marivaux et al., 2012 | |
Turkanamys is an extinct monotypic genus of phiomorph rodent that lived in East Africa during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.[1]
Description
Turkanamys had hexalophodont maxillary molars, a highly autapomorphic feature, although much of the rest of its pattern of dental morphology was similar to more basal hystricognaths.[2]
References
- ↑ "Turkanamys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Marivaux, Laurent; Lihoreau, Fabrice; Manthi, Fredrick Kyalo; Ducrocq, Stéphane (3 May 2012). "A new basal phiomorph (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the late Oligocene of Lokone (Turkana Basin, Kenya)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (3): 646–657. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.657318. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 10 June 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.