Thyrohyrax

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Thyrohyrax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Pliohyracidae
Genus: Thyrohyrax
Meyer, 1973
Species:
  • Thyrohyrax domorictus (type)
  • Thyrohyrax kenyaensis
  • Thyrohyrax libycus
  • Thyrohyrax litholagus
  • Thyrohyrax lokutani
  • Thyrohyrax meyeri
  • Thyrohyrax microdon
  • Thyrohyrax pygmaeus

Thyrohyrax was a genus of herbivorous hyrax-grouped mammal. [1] It may have been semi-aquatic based on isotopic ratios of its tooth enamel.

References

  1. John G Fleagle; Christopher C. Gilbert (3 December 2007). Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 100–. ISBN   978-0-387-73896-3.