Lahimia
Appearance
Lahimia Temporal range: Middle Paleocene
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lower jaw of Lahimia selloumi | |
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Genus: | †Lahimia Solé, 2009
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†Lahimia selloumi Solé, 2009
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Lahimia ("carnivore")[1] is a genus of extinct hyaenodont mammals, known from the Selandian stage (middle Paleocene) of Africa.[1]
References
- ^ a b 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.