Zenkerella wintoni
Extinct species of rodent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zenkerella wintoni is in extinct species of rodent from the family Zenkerellidae. It is known from a single mandible from Songhor, Kenya dated to the Early Miocene.[1]
Quick Facts Zenkerella wintoni Temporal range: Early Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Zenkerella wintoni Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Zenkerellidae |
Genus: | Zenkerella |
Species: | †Z. wintoni |
Binomial name | |
†Zenkerella wintoni Lavocat, 1973 | |
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Zenkarella wintoni along with its living relative have a highly derived molar morphology characterized by a simplified trilophodont pattern that is very different from that of other anomaluroids.[2]