Thyrohyrax

Thyrohyrax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.


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