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Megalohyrax eocaenus

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Taxonomy
Megalohyrax eocaenus was named by Andrews (1903). Its type specimen is BMNH, a maxilla, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Megalohyrax eocaenus Andrews p. 92 figs. Plate VI, Figs 1, 2
1926Megalohyrax eocaenus Matsumoto
1979Megalohyrax eocaenus Sudre p. 90
1988Megalohyrax eocaenus Rasmussen and Simons p. 72
2001Megalohyrax eocaenus Thewissen and Simons p. 98
2010Megalohyrax eocaenus Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 135

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyPliohyracidae
genusMegalohyraxAndrews 1903
specieseocaenusAndrews 1903

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.

Megalohyrax eocaenus Andrews 1903
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Megalohyrax eocaenus (12954 12960 60127 65960)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) Megalohyrax eocaenus (97221)