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Hyracoidea (hyrax)

Mammalia - Hyracoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Hyracoidea Huxley
1883Hyracoidea Flower p. 185
1889Hyracoidea Ameghino p. 355
1889Hyracoidea Cope p. 876
1891Hyracoidea Flower and Lydekker p. 90
1898Hyracoidea Gadow p. 45
1906Hyracoidea Andrews p. 83
1975Hyracoidea McKenna p. 43
1982Hyracoidea Olds and Shoshani p. 1
1988Hyracoidea Carroll
1989Hyracoidea Prothero and Schoch p. 530
1990Hyracoidea Rasmussen et al. p. 4691
1991Hyracoidea Nowak
1999Hyracoidea Waddell et al. p. cover
2001Hyracoidea Madsen et al. p. 610
2001Hyracoidea Waddell et al. p. 148
2005Hyracoidea Wilson and Reeder
2006Hyracoidea O'Leary et al. p. 985
2007Hyracoidea Seiffert
2010Hyracoidea Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1
2010Hyracoidea Barrow et al. p. 215

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869

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.

Or. Hyracoidea Huxley 1869 [hyrax]
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G. †Dimaitherium Barrow et al. 2010
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†Dimaitherium patnaiki Barrow et al. 2010
G. †Namahyrax Pickford et al. 2008
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†Namahyrax corvus Pickford et al. 2008
Fm. †Pliohyracidae Matsumoto 1926
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Subfm. †Geniohyinae Matsumoto 1926
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G. †Brachyhyrax Pickford 2004
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†Brachyhyrax aequatorialis Pickford 2004
†Brachyhyrax oligocenus Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Geniohyus Andrews 1904
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†Geniohyus diphycus Matsumoto 1926
†Geniohyus gigas Matsumoto 1926
†Geniohyus magnus Andrews 1904
†Geniohyus micrognathus Schlosser 1911
†Geniohyus mirus Andrews 1904
†Geniohyus subgigas Matsumoto 1926
G. †Hengduanshanhyrax Cheng 2003
G. †Kvabebihyrax Gabunia and Vekua 1966
G. †Megalohyrax Andrews 1903
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†Megalohyrax eocaenus Andrews 1903
†Megalohyrax gevini Sudre 1979
†Megalohyrax major Andrews 1904
†Megalohyrax minor Andrews 1904
Invalid names: Mixohyrax Schlosser 1910 [synonym]
G. †Meroehyrax Whitworth 1954
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†Meroehyrax bateae Whitworth 1954
†Meroehyrax kyongoi Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Pachyhyrax Schlosser 1910
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†Pachyhyrax crassidentatus Schlosser 1910
G. †Parapliohyrax Lavocat 1961
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†Parapliohyrax mirabilis Lavocat 1961
†Parapliohyrax ngororaensis Pickford and Fisher 1987
Subfm. †Pliohyracinae Osborn 1899
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G. †Soqdohyrax Dubrovo 1978
G. †Pliohyrax Osborn 1899
G. †Postschizotherium von Koenigswald 1932
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†Postschizotherium chardini Koenigswald 1932
†Postschizotherium intermedium Koenigswald 1966
†Postschizotherium licenti Koenigswald 1966
Subfm. Saghatheriinae Andrews 1906
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G. †Bunohyrax Schlosser 1910
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†Bunohyrax affinis Matsumoto 1926
†Bunohyrax fajumensis Andrews 1904
†Bunohyrax major Andrews 1904
†Bunohyrax matsumatoi Tabuce et al. 2000
†Bunohyrax matusmotoi Tabuce 2000
G. †Microhyrax Sudre 1979
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†Microhyrax lavocati Sudre 1979
G. †Saghatherium Andrews and Beadnell 1902
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†Saghatherium annectens Matsumoto 1926
†Saghatherium antiquum Andrews and Beadnell 1902
†Saghatherium bowni Rasmussen and Simons 1991
†Saghatherium euryodon Matsumoto 1926
†Saghatherium humarum Rasmussen and Simons 1988
†Saghatherium macrodon Matsumoto 1926
†Saghatherium magnum Andrews 1904
†Saghatherium majus Andrews 1906
†Saghatherium minus Andrews and Beadnell 1902
†Saghatherium sobrina Matsumoto 1926
G. †Seggeurius Crochet 1986
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†Seggeurius amourensis Crochet 1986
G. †Thyrohyrax Meyer 1973
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†Thyrohyrax domorictus Meyer 1973
†Thyrohyrax kenyaensis Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
†Thyrohyrax libycus Coster et al. 2015
†Thyrohyrax litholagus Rasmussen and Simons 1991
†Thyrohyrax meyeri Rasmussen and Simons 1991
†Thyrohyrax microdon Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
†Thyrohyrax pygmaeus Matsumoto 1921
G. †Selenohyrax Rasmussen and Simons 1988
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†Selenohyrax chatrathi Rasmussen and Simons 1988
G. †Sogdohyrax Dubrovo 1978
Fm. Procaviidae Thomas 1892 [hyrax]
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G. Dendrohyrax Gray 1868 [tree hyrax]
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Dendrohyrax arboreus Smith 1827 [southern tree hyrax]
†Dendrohyrax samueli Pickford 2005
G. †Gigantohyrax Kitching 1965
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†Gigantohyrax maguirei Kitching 1965
G. Heterohyrax Gray 1868 [rock hyrax]
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†Heterohyrax auricampensis Rasmussen et al. 1996
Heterohyrax brucei Gray 1868 [rock hyrax]
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Invalid names: Dendrohyrax (Heterohyrax) blainvillii Gray 1868 [synonym], Procavia pumila Thomas 1901 [synonym]
G. Procavia Storr 1780 [Cape hyrax]
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†Procavia antiqua Broom 1934
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 [Cape hyrax]
†Procavia obermeyerae Broom 1937
†Procavia pliocenica Pickford 2005
†Procavia robertsi Broom and Schepers 1946
Invalid names: Euhyrax Gray 1868 [synonym], Hyrax Herman 1783 [synonym]
G. †Prohyrax Stromer 1926
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†Prohyrax hendeyi Pickford 1994
†Prohyrax tertiarius Stromer 1922
Invalid names: Hyracidae Gray 1821 [synonym]
G. †Rukwalorax Stevens et al. 2009
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†Rukwalorax jinokitana Stevens et al. 2009
Fm. †Titanohyracidae Matsumoto 1926
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G. †Afrohyrax Pickford 2004
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†Afrohyrax championi Arambourg 1933
G. †Antilohyrax Rasmussen and Simons 2000
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†Antilohyrax pectidens Rasmussen and Simons 2000
G. †Rupestrohyrax Pickford 2015
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†Rupestrohyrax palustris Pickford 2015
G. †Titanohyrax Matsumoto 1922
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†Titanohyrax andrewsi Matsumoto 1922
†Titanohyrax angustidens Rasmussen and Simons 1988
†Titanohyrax mongereaui Sudre 1979
†Titanohyrax schlosseri Matsumoto 1921
†Titanohyrax tantulus Court and Hartenberger 1992
†Titanohyrax ultimus Matsumoto 1922
Invalid names: Titanohyrax palaeotherioides Schlosser 1911 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Procaviamorpha Whitworth 1954 [empty], Pseudhippomorpha Whitworth 1954 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available