Rukwalorax is an extinct genus of hyrax that inhabited Africa during the Oligocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the single species Rukwalorax jinokitana.

Distribution

Fossils of Rukwalorax jinokitana are known from the Songwe Member of the Nsungwe Formation of Tanzania, which dates to the Late Oligocene.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Nancy J.; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Roberts, Eric M.; Gottfried, Michael D. (12 September 2009). "A hyracoid from the Late Oligocene Red Sandstone Group of Tanzania, Rukwalorax jinokitana (gen. and sp. nov.)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (3): 972–975. doi:10.1671/039.029.0302. ISSN 0272-4634 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rukwalorax
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