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Archaeohyracidae

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Archaeohyracidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Archaeohyracidae Ameghino p. 431
1910Archaeohyracidae Gregory p. 466
1934Archaeohyracidae Simpson
1967Archaeohyracidae Simpson
1988Archaeohyracidae Carroll
2008Archaeohyracidae Reguero et al.
2010Archaeohyracidae Reguero and Prevosti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
superfamilyTypotherioideaReguero and Castro 2004
familyArchaeohyracidae
familyArchaeohyracidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Archaeohyracidae Ameghino 1897
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G. †Archaeohyrax Ameghino 1897
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†Archaeohyrax patagonicus Ameghino 1897
†Archaeohyrax proavus Ameghino 1897
†Archaeohyrax suniensis Billet et al. 2009
G. †Archaeotypotherium Roth 1903
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†Archaeotypotherium pattersoni Croft et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Archaeohyrax concentricus Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
G. †Bryanpattersonia Simpson 1967
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Invalid names: Eomorphippus rutilatus Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
†Bryanpattersonia sulcidens Ameghino 1902
G. †Eohyrax Ameghino 1901
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†Eohyrax isotemnoides Ameghino 1904
†Eohyrax praerusticus Ameghino 1902
†Eohyrax rusticus Ameghino 1901
Invalid names: Eohyrax brachyodus Ameghino 1902 [nomen vanum], Eohyrax platyodus Ameghino 1904 [nomen dubium]
G. †Isolophodon Roth 1903
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G. †Pascualhyrax Ferro et al. 2023
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†Pascualhyrax irqi Ferro et al. 2023
G. †Protarchaeohyrax Reguero et al. 2003
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†Protarchaeohyrax intermedium Reguero et al. 2003
†Protarchaeohyrax minor Reguero et al. 2003
G. †Pseudhyrax Ameghino 1901
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Invalid names: Degonia kollmanni Roth 1902 [synonym], Pseudopithecus modestus Roth 1902 [synonym], Rankelia elegans Roth 1902 [synonym]
†Pseudhyrax strangulatus Ameghino 1901
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Invalid names: Trimerostephanos cuneolus Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
Invalid names: Degonia Roth 1902 [synonym], Pseudopithecus Roth 1902 [synonym], Rankelia Roth 1902 [synonym]
G. †Punahyrax Reguero et al. 2008
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†Punahyrax bondesioi Reguero et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Casamayoran to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Riochican57.0 - 55.8Argentina (Chubut) Eohyrax sp. (13781)
Casamayoran - Mustersan56.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Eohyrax strangulatus (176462)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus, Bryanpattersonia sulcidens (38877)
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Córdoba) Eohyrax rusticus (176489)
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Archaeohyrax nesodontoides, Archaeohyrax sulcidens, Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides, Eohyrax strangulatus, Eohyrax platyodus, Eomorphippus rutilatus, Trimerostephanos cuneolus, Eohyrax brachyodus (176286) Archaeohyrax sp., Eohyrax sp. (23371) Bryanpattersonia sulcidens (49901) Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides (38878 38879 176289) Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides, Isolophodon cingulosus (175761) Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides, Pseudhyrax strangulatus, Pseudopithecus modestus, Degonia kollmanni, Rankelia elegans (176290) Pseudhyrax strangulatus (176194)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Salta) Eohyrax sp., A. gen. et sp. indet. 2 (211419)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Eohyrax rusticus (176164)
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene47.8 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Archaeohyracidae indet. (176461)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Eohyrax isotemnoides (176494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Salta) A. gen. et sp. indet. 1, Eohyrax sp. (58765)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Archaeohyracidae indet. (176167) Eohyrax indet. (176189) Eohyrax isotemnoides (176180 176181 176182) Eohyrax praerusticus (176175) Eohyrax praerusticus, Eohyrax isotemnoides (13779)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Argentina (Río Negro) Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides (225621 225622 225623)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Argentina (Catamarca) Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides (211420) Pseudhyrax sp., Punahyrax sp., Archaeohyracidae indet. (41608)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Argentina (Salta) Punahyrax bondesioi (175809)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Archaeohyracidae indet. (144474)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus, Protarchaeohyrax gracilis (176200)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina (Chubut) Archaeohyrax nesodontoides (38611) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (38875) Protarchaeohyrax minor, Archaeotypotherium transitum, Archaeohyrax gracilis (38653) Pseudhyrax eutrachytheroides (186572)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Chile A. new taxon C, Pseudhyrax sp., A. new taxon B, Pseudhyrax smaller morph, Bryanpattersonia sp., Interatheriinae sp. nov. B, A. new taxon D, A. new taxon A (38072) Archaeotypotherium sp. (176207)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina (Rio Negro) Archaeohyrax patagonicus (38651)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus, Protarchaeohyrax gracilis, Protarchaeohyrax minor, Archaeohyrax patagonicus (176201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (38876)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Archaeohyrax suniensis (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Archaeotypotherium sp., Archaeohyrax suniensis (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Archaeohyrax patagonicus (50074 176269)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Río Negro) Archaeohyracidae indet. (176646)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Archaeohyrax sp. (133615) Archaeohyrax suniensis (14208 133596)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Archaeohyrax patagonicus (92670 146358 176467 176647 176648) Archaeohyrax propheticus (49851) Archaeohyrax sp. (14211 176465)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Corrientes) Archaeohyracidae indet., Archaeohyracidae indet. (181626) Archaeohyrax suniensis (181625)