The earliest example from the genus Orycteropus was Orycteropus mauritanicus, found in Algeria in deposits from the middle Miocene, with an equally old version found in Kenya.
ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɛɡzˈæmpəl fɹʌmðə dʒˈɛnəs ˈɔːɹɪktɚɹˌɑːpəs wʌz ˈɔːɹɪktɚɹˌɑːpəs mˌɔːɹɪtˈænɪkəs, fˈaʊnd ɪn ældʒˈɪɹiə ɪn dᵻpˈɑːzɪts fɹʌmðə mˈɪdəl mɪˈoʊsiːn, wɪð ɐn ˈiːkwəli ˈoʊld vˈɜːʒən fˈaʊnd ɪn kˈɛnjə.