Rukwalorax
Extinct genus of mammals
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Hyracoidea |
| Genus: | †Rukwalorax Stevens et al., 2009 |
| Species: | †R. jinokitana |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rukwalorax jinokitana Stevens et al., 2009 | |
Distribution
Fossils of Rukwalorax jinokitana are known from the Songwe Member of the Nsungwe Formation of Tanzania, which dates to the Late Oligocene.[1]
