Rukwanyoka

Ruk-wan-yo-kah.

John Stewart

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Stewart, J. (2016, October 8). Rukwanyoka. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/rukwanyoka/

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Name

Rukwanyoka.

Phonetic

Ruk-wan-yo-kah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬McCartney,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Stevens‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬O’Connor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

Classification

‭Chordata, Reptilia, Serpentes.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

R.‭ ‬holmani‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nsungwe Formation.

Time Period

Chattian of the Oligocene.

Fossil representation

Vertebrae.

In Depth

       Rukwanyoka is an extinct genus of snake that lived in Africa during the Oligocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Earliest Colubroid-Dominated Snake Fauna from Africa:‭ ‬Perspectives from the Late Oligocene Nsungwe Formation of Southwestern Tanzania.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬9‭(‬3‭)‬:e90415.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬McCartney,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Stevens‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬O’Connor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2014.

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