Procavia transvaalensis Shaw 1937 (Cape hyrax)

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Procaviidae

Belongs to Procavia according to D. T. Rasmussen and M. GutiƩrrez 2010

See also Pickford 2005

Sister taxa: Procavia antiqua, Procavia capensis, Procavia obermeyerae, Procavia pliocenica, Procavia robertsi

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of South Africa (5 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (4)

• Pliocene of South Africa (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.