Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Titanohyracidae
Full reference: D. T. Rasmussen and E. L. Simons. 1988. New Oligocene hyracoids from Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(1):67-83
Belongs to Titanohyrax according to D. T. Rasmussen and E. L. Simons 1988
See also Court and Hartenberger 1992, Rasmussen and Gutiérrez 2010 and Rasmussen and Simons 2000
Sister taxa: Titanohyrax andrewsi, Titanohyrax mongereaui, Titanohyrax palaeotherioides, Titanohyrax schlosseri, Titanohyrax tantulus, Titanohyrax ultimus
Type specimen: CGM 42848, a mandible (partial left mandible). Its type locality is Quarry V (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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