Mlanyama fossil map
Where fossils of Mlanyama have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04–20.45 million years ago (Aquitanian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hyainailouridae |
| Named by | Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya |
| Rock formations | txn:347511 |
About Mlanyama
Mlanyama ("carnivore") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodont mammal of the subfamily Hyainailourinae, that lived from the Late Oligocene to early Miocene in northwestern Kenya (found at Benson's Site).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mlanyama (revision 1305935862), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q121417449.
