†Geniohyus magnus Andrews 1904 (hyrax)
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Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae
Alternative combination: Saghatherium magnus
Belongs to Geniohyus according to D. T. Rasmussen and E. L. Simons 1988
See also Matsumoto 1926 and Rasmussen and Gutiérrez 2010
Sister taxa: Geniohyus diphycus, Geniohyus gigas, Geniohyus micrognathus, Geniohyus mirus, Geniohyus subgigas
Type specimen: BMNH M8398, a maxilla (partial upper dentition)
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry V (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)
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