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Myohyrax
Taxonomy
Myohyrax was named by Andrews (1914). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Myohyracinae by Van Valen (1967), Butler (1984); and to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Myohyracinae by Van Valen (1967), Butler (1984); and to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Myohyrax Andrews |
| 1967 | Myohyrax Van Valen |
| 1984 | Myohyrax Butler |
| 1997 | Myohyrax McKenna and Bell |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Serravallian or 41.30000 to 11.62000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | M. sp. (165176) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Kenya | M. oswaldi (146600) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Namibia | M. oswaldi (70420) | |
| Burdigalian | Uganda | M. oswaldi (192070) | |
| Middle Miocene | Namibia | M. sp. (21855) | |
| Serravallian | Kenya (Central Nyanza) | M. sp. (21340) |