Kichechia is an extinct genus of paradoxurine carnivoran that lived in Africa during the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene epoch.[1]
Distribution
The species Kichechia savagei is known exclusively from Kenya,[2][3] while the type species Kichechia zamanae has been found in both Kenya and Uganda.[4]
References
- ^ “Kichechia“. Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ^ Adrian, Brent; Werdelin, Lars; Grossman, Aryeh (16 March 2018). “New Miocene Carnivora (Mammalia) from Moruorot and Kalodirr, Kenya”. Palaeontologia Electronica. 21 (1). doi:10.26879/778. Retrieved 12 April 2026 – via Palaeontologia Electronica.
- ^ “Kichechia savagei“. Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ^ “Kichechia zamanae“. Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 April 2026.