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Thyrohyrax domorictus

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Taxonomy
Thyrohyrax domorictus was named by Meyer (1973). Its type specimen is CGM 40001, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Thyrohyrax domorictus Meyer
1988Thyrohyrax domorictus Rasmussen and Simons p. 78
2010Thyrohyrax domorictus Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyPliohyracidae
subfamilySaghatheriinae()
genusThyrohyrax
speciesdomorictus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Thyrohyrax domorictus Meyer 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:57:48
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:57:48
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Thyrohyrax domorictus (12950 12954 12956 type locality: 12960 12969 13070 13071)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt Thyrohyrax domorictus (71943)