Kenyamyidae is an extinct family of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

s from

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that lived in the

Lower Miocene The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages. The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 Ma to 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). It was prec ...

era. There are two genera in the family, ''Kenyamys'' and ''Simonymys'', both described by Lavocat in 1973. There are two species of ''Kenyamys'', ''K. mariae'' and ''K. williamsi''. There is only one species of ''Simonymys'', ''S. genovefae''.

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Hystricognath rodents Prehistoric rodent families Taxa named by René Lavocat Miocene first appearances Miocene extinctions {{paleo-rodent-stub