Nacholameryx

Nacholameryx; Temporal range: Langhian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Anthracotheriidae
Tribe:	†Merycopotamini
Genus:	†Nacholameryx
Species:	†N. baragoiensis
Binomial name
	†Nacholameryx baragoiensis; Tsubamoto et al., 2025

Nacholameryx is an extinct monotypic genus of merycopotamin anthracotheriid that lived in Kenya during the Langhian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Etymology

The generic name Nacholameryx references the locality of Nachola, where the fossil was found, and the Greek word meryx, meaning ruminant. The specific epithet is in reference to the town of Baragoi, located in close proximity to the fossil site of Nachola.^[1]

References

↑ Tsubamoto, Takehisa; Kunimatsu, Yutaka; Tsujikawa, Hiroshi; Nakatsukasa, Masato (2025). "The Anthracotheriidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the middle Miocene Aka Aiteputh Formation in Nachola, northern Kenya". Paleontological Research. 29 (0): 87–107. doi:10.2517/prpsj.240006. ISSN 1342-8144. Retrieved 3 April 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] Tsubamoto, Takehisa; Kunimatsu, Yutaka; Tsujikawa, Hiroshi; Nakatsukasa, Masato (2025). "The Anthracotheriidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the middle Miocene Aka Aiteputh Formation in Nachola, northern Kenya". Paleontological Research. 29 (0): 87–107. doi:10.2517/prpsj.240006. ISSN 1342-8144. Retrieved 3 April 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.

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