†family Myohyracidae Andrews 1914 (elephant shrew)

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Myohyracidae

Alternative spelling: Myohyracinae

Parent taxon: Macroscelidea according to B. Senut and M. Pickford 2021

See also Butler 1984 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Adapisoricidae, Adunator, Afrohypselodontidae, Amphilemuridae, Apheliscidae, Litocherus, Louisinidae, Macroscelididae, Rhynchocyonidae

Subtaxa: Myohyrax Promyohyrax Protypotheroides

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections), Namibia (2), Uganda (1)

• Eocene of Namibia (1)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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