Saghatherium magnum Andrews 1904 (hyrax)

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Full reference: C. W. Andrews. 1904. Further notes on the mammals of the Eocene of Egypt. Part III. Geological Magazine, London Ser. 5 1:211-215

Belongs to Saghatherium according to C. W. Andrews 1906

See also Andrews 1904

Sister taxa: Saghatherium annectens, Saghatherium antiquum, Saghatherium bowni, Saghatherium euryodon, Saghatherium humarum, Saghatherium macrodon, Saghatherium majus, Saghatherium minus, Saghatherium sobrina

Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at NNW of Birket Qarun (Eocene to Oligocene of Egypt)

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