Rupestrohyrax

Rupestrohyrax; Temporal range: Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Hyracoidea
Family:	† Titanohyracidae
Genus:	† Rupestrohyrax
Species:	†R. palustris
Binomial name
	†Rupestrohyrax palustris; Pickford, 2015

Last updated August 17, 2025

Rupestrohyrax is an extinct genus of titanohyracid that lived during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Rupestohyrax palustris is known from the Eoridge Limestone of Namibia.^[1]

References

↑ Pickford, Martin (2015). "New Titanohyracidae (Hyracoidea: Afrotheria) from the Late Eocene of Namibia" (PDF). Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia. 16: 200–214.

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[1] Pickford, Martin (2015). "New Titanohyracidae (Hyracoidea: Afrotheria) from the Late Eocene of Namibia" (PDF). Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia. 16: 200–214.

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