Lahimia
| Lahimia Temporal range: Middle Paleocene 61–59 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Afrotheria |
| Family: | Hyaenodontidae |
| Genus: | Lahimia |
| Type species | |
| Lahimia selloumi | |
Lahimia is a genus of extinct afrothere mammals in the family Hyaenodontidae, known from the Selandian stage (middle Paleocene) of Africa.[1]
References
- ↑ SOLÉ, FLORÉAL; GHEERBRANT, EMMANUEL; AMAGHZAZ, MBAREK; BOUYA, BAÂDI (2009). "Further evidence of the African antiquity of hyaenodontid (‘Creodonta’, Mammalia) evolution". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156 (4): 827–846. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00501.x.
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