Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae
Synonyms: Hyrachyus hypostylus Wood 1934, Hyrachyus imperialis Osborn et al. 1878, Hyrachyus princeps Marsh 1872, Metahyrachyus troxelli Wood 1934
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1871. Remarks on fossil vertebrates from Wyoming. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 23(2):228-229
Belongs to Hyrachyus according to L. B. Radinsky 1967
See also Antoine et al. 2002, Colbert and Schoch 1998, Cope 1873, Hay 1902, Leidy 1871, Leidy 1873, Marsh 1872, McCarroll et al. 1996, Osborn et al. 1878, Troxell 1922 and Wood 1934
Sister taxa: Hyrachyus crista, Hyrachyus lunanensis, Hyrachyus metalophus, Hyrachyus minor, Hyrachyus modestus, Hyrachyus nanus, Hyrachyus neimongoliensis, Hyrachyus paradoxus, Hyrachyus tongi, Chasmotherium depereti
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (28: Oregon, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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