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Pliohyracidae

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pliohyracidae Matsumoto
1979Pliohyracidae Sudre p. 90
1982Pliohyracidae Olds and Shoshani p. 2
1988Pliohyracidae Carroll
1988Pliohyracidae Rasmussen and Simons p. 68
1989Pliohyracidae Prothero and Schoch p. 530
1992Pliohyracidae Court and Hartenberger p. 310
1993Pliohyracidae Court and Mahboubi p. 889
1996Pliohyracidae Rasmussen et al. p. 745
2000Pliohyracidae Barry and Shoshani p. 2
2000Pliohyracidae Rasmussen and Simons p. 167
2001Pliohyracidae Hartenberger et al. p. 247
2006Pliohyracidae O'Leary et al. p. 985
2010Pliohyracidae Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyPliohyracidae
familyPliohyracidae

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.

Fm. †Pliohyracidae Matsumoto 1926
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Subfm. †Geniohyinae Matsumoto 1926
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G. †Brachyhyrax Pickford 2004
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Brachyhyrax aequatorialis Pickford 2004
Brachyhyrax oligocenus Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Geniohyus Andrews 1904
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Geniohyus diphycus Matsumoto 1926
Geniohyus gigas Matsumoto 1926
Geniohyus magnus Andrews 1904
Geniohyus micrognathus Schlosser 1911
Geniohyus mirus Andrews 1904
Geniohyus subgigas Matsumoto 1926
G. †Hengduanshanhyrax Cheng 2003
G. †Kvabebihyrax Gabunia and Vekua 1966
G. †Megalohyrax Andrews 1903
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Megalohyrax eocaenus Andrews 1903
Megalohyrax gevini Sudre 1979
Megalohyrax major Andrews 1904
Megalohyrax minor Andrews 1904
Invalid names: Mixohyrax Schlosser 1910 [synonym]
G. †Meroehyrax Whitworth 1954
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Meroehyrax bateae Whitworth 1954
Meroehyrax kyongoi Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Pachyhyrax Schlosser 1910
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Pachyhyrax crassidentatus Schlosser 1910
G. †Parapliohyrax Lavocat 1961
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Parapliohyrax mirabilis Lavocat 1961
Parapliohyrax ngororaensis Pickford and Fisher 1987
Subfm. †Pliohyracinae Osborn 1899
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G. †Soqdohyrax Dubrovo 1978
G. †Pliohyrax Osborn 1899
G. †Postschizotherium von Koenigswald 1932
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Postschizotherium chardini Koenigswald 1932
Postschizotherium intermedium Koenigswald 1966
Postschizotherium licenti Koenigswald 1966
Subfm. Saghatheriinae Andrews 1906
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G. †Bunohyrax Schlosser 1910
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Bunohyrax affinis Matsumoto 1926
Bunohyrax fajumensis Andrews 1904
Bunohyrax major Andrews 1904
Bunohyrax matsumatoi Tabuce et al. 2000
Bunohyrax matusmotoi Tabuce 2000
G. †Microhyrax Sudre 1979
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Microhyrax lavocati Sudre 1979
G. †Saghatherium Andrews and Beadnell 1902
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Saghatherium annectens Matsumoto 1926
Saghatherium antiquum Andrews and Beadnell 1902
Saghatherium bowni Rasmussen and Simons 1991
Saghatherium euryodon Matsumoto 1926
Saghatherium humarum Rasmussen and Simons 1988
Saghatherium macrodon Matsumoto 1926
Saghatherium magnum Andrews 1904
Saghatherium majus Andrews 1906
Saghatherium minus Andrews and Beadnell 1902
Saghatherium sobrina Matsumoto 1926
G. †Seggeurius Crochet 1986
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Seggeurius amourensis Crochet 1986
G. †Thyrohyrax Meyer 1973
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Thyrohyrax domorictus Meyer 1973
Thyrohyrax kenyaensis Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
Thyrohyrax libycus Coster et al. 2015
Thyrohyrax litholagus Rasmussen and Simons 1991
Thyrohyrax meyeri Rasmussen and Simons 1991
Thyrohyrax microdon Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
Thyrohyrax pygmaeus Matsumoto 1921
G. †Selenohyrax Rasmussen and Simons 1988
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Selenohyrax chatrathi Rasmussen and Simons 1988
G. †Sogdohyrax Dubrovo 1978
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, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 55.80000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Algeria Seggeurius amourensis (71984)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mali (Gao) Pliohyracidae indet. (175262)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mali Pliohyracidae indet. (209422)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Bunohyrax sp. (77017) Megalohyrax gevini, Microhyrax lavocati (77015) Microhyrax lavocati (77016 77019) Thyrohyrax sp., Microhyrax lavocati (77014)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria Microhyrax lavocati (215025)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2Algeria (Bechar) Megalohyrax gevini, Microhyrax lavocati (36613)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Algeria Bunohyrax matsumotoi (59733)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Pliohyracidae indet. (181546)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Libya (Sirt Basin) Thyrohyrax libycus (166446)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Saghatherium bowni, Thyrohyrax meyeri (175334) Thyrohyrax meyeri (162464)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Libya Saghatherium sp. (180110)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt Thyrohyrax domorictus (71943)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Bunohyrax sp., Geniohyus sp., Megalohyrax eocaenus, Saghatherium bowni, Thyrohyrax meyeri, Thyrohyrax litholagos (60127) Geniohyus diphycus (175420) Geniohyus major, Saghatherium magnum, Saghatherium antiquum, Saghatherium minus, Saghatherium majus, Megalohyrax eocaenus, Megalohyrax minor, Geniohyus mirus, Geniohyus fajumensis (65960) Megalohyrax eocaenus, Pachyhyrax crassidentatus, Thyrohyrax domorictus (12954 12960) Pachyhyrax crassidentatus, Thyrohyrax domorictus (12956) Saghatherium humarum, Selenohyrax chatrathi, Geniohyus magnus, Thyrohyrax domorictus (12950) Thyrohyrax domorictus (12969 13070 13071) Thyrohyrax sp. (12968) Thyrohyrax sp., Thyrohyrax pygmaeus (12964)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Angola (Cabinda) Bunohyrax mirus, Geniohyus fajumensis (56682)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) Geniohyus sp., Megalohyrax eocaenus (97221)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya (Turkana) Brachyhyrax oligocenus, Thyrohyrax kenyaensis, Meroehyrax kyongoi (174662)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya Saghatheriinae indet. (166975 174673)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Ethiopia Bunohyrax sp., Megalohyrax sp., Pachyhyrax sp. (71941)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Kenya (Rift Valley) Pachyhyrax sp., Brachyhyrax oligocenus, Thyrohyrax kenyaensis, Thyrohyrax microdon, Meroehyrax kyongoi (174664)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Meroehyrax bataeae (192070)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Brachyhyrax aequatorialis (21726)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Uganda Brachyhyrax aequatorialis (73864)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Megalohyrax sp. (22082)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya Parapliohyrax ngororaensis (22287)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Usak) Pliohyrax graceus (34462)
MN 109.7 - 8.7France (Region Rhone-Alpes) Pliohyrax rossignoli (36634)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Turkey Pliohyrax graecus (151910)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Pliohyrax graecus (202213)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Tajikistan (Sor) Sogdohyrax magianense (34392)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Afghanistan Pliohyrax sp. (75492)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Georgia Kvabebihyrax kachethicus (40392)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Hebei) Postschizotherium sp. (36317)