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Thyrohyrax meyeri

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Taxonomy
Thyrohyrax meyeri was named by Rasmussen and Simons (1991). Its type specimen is CGM 41882, a mandible (partial mandible with p1 to m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Thyrohyrax meyeri Rasmussen and Simons
2010Thyrohyrax meyeri 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
speciesmeyeri

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 meyeri Rasmussen and Simons 1991
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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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Thyrohyrax meyeri (162464 175334)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Thyrohyrax meyeri (60127)