Mfwanganu Island (Miocene of Kenya)

Where: Kenya (0.5° N, 34.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.7° S, 31.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. J. G. Savage. 1965. Fossil Mammals of Africa: 19 The Miocene Carnivora of East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 10(8):241-316 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 146599: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.06.2013

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Creodonta -
Anasinopa leakeyi Savage 1965 creodont
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Kichechia zamanae Savage 1965 civet
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Hecubides euryodon Savage 1965 bear-dog
 Ptolemaiida - Kelbidae
Kelba quadeemae Savage 1965 mammal