Kahawamys Explained

Kahawamys is an extinct genus of thryonomyoid rodent which existed in Nsungwe Formation, Tanzania during the late Oligocene.^[1] It was first named by Nancy J. Stevens, Patricia A. Holroyd, Eric M. Roberts, Patrick M. O'connor and Michael D. Gottfried in 2009 and the type species is Kahawamys mbeyaensis.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Nancy J. Stevens . Patricia A. Holroyd . Eric M. Roberts . Patrick M. O'connor . Michael D. Gottfried . 2009 . Kahawamys mbeyaensis (n. gen., n. sp.) (Rodentia: Thryonomyoidea) from the late Oligocene Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 29 . 2 . 631–634 . 10.1671/039.029.0219 . 2009JVPal..29..631S . 140590080 .