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Pliohyracidae
Taxonomy
Pliohyracidae was named by Matsumoto (1926). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hyracoidea by Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Hyracoidea by Matsumoto (1926) and O'Leary et al. (2006); and to Hyracoidea by Sudre (1979), Olds and Shoshani (1982), Rasmussen and Simons (1988), Carroll (1988), Court and Hartenberger (1992), Court and Mahboubi (1993), Rasmussen et al. (1996), Rasmussen and Simons (2000), Barry and Shoshani (2000), Hartenberger et al. (2001) and Rasmussen and Gutiérrez (2010).
It was assigned to Hyracoidea by Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Hyracoidea by Matsumoto (1926) and O'Leary et al. (2006); and to Hyracoidea by Sudre (1979), Olds and Shoshani (1982), Rasmussen and Simons (1988), Carroll (1988), Court and Hartenberger (1992), Court and Mahboubi (1993), Rasmussen et al. (1996), Rasmussen and Simons (2000), Barry and Shoshani (2000), Hartenberger et al. (2001) and Rasmussen and Gutiérrez (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1926 | Pliohyracidae Matsumoto |
1979 | Pliohyracidae Sudre p. 90 |
1982 | Pliohyracidae Olds and Shoshani p. 2 |
1988 | Pliohyracidae Carroll |
1988 | Pliohyracidae Rasmussen and Simons p. 68 |
1989 | Pliohyracidae Prothero and Schoch p. 530 |
1992 | Pliohyracidae Court and Hartenberger p. 310 |
1993 | Pliohyracidae Court and Mahboubi p. 889 |
1996 | Pliohyracidae Rasmussen et al. p. 745 |
2000 | Pliohyracidae Barry and Shoshani p. 2 |
2000 | Pliohyracidae Rasmussen and Simons p. 167 |
2001 | Pliohyracidae Hartenberger et al. p. 247 |
2006 | Pliohyracidae O'Leary et al. p. 985 |
2010 | Pliohyracidae Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 138 |
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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.
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. †Parapliohyrax Lavocat 1961
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†Parapliohyrax mirabilis Lavocat 1961
†Parapliohyrax ngororaensis Pickford and Fisher 1987
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
†Postschizotherium tibetensis Zong 1996
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. †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. †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. †Sogdohyrax Dubrovo 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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
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 |
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Ypresian | Algeria | Seggeurius amourensis (71984) | |
Ypresian | Mali (Gao) | Pliohyracidae indet. (175262) | |
Ypresian | Mali | Pliohyracidae indet. (209422) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | Algeria (Bechar region) | Bunohyrax sp. (77017) Megalohyrax gevini, Microhyrax lavocati (77015) Microhyrax lavocati (77016 77019) Thyrohyrax sp., Microhyrax lavocati (77014) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | Algeria | Microhyrax lavocati (215025) | |
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | Algeria (Bechar) | Megalohyrax gevini, Microhyrax lavocati (36613) | |
Bartonian - Priabonian | Algeria | Bunohyrax matsumotoi (59733) | |
Priabonian | Egypt (Fayum) | Pliohyracidae indet. (181546) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Libya (Sirt Basin) | Thyrohyrax libycus (166446) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Oman (Dhofar) | Saghatherium bowni, Thyrohyrax meyeri (175334) Thyrohyrax meyeri (162464) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Libya | Saghatherium sp. (180110) | |
Rupelian | Egypt | Thyrohyrax domorictus (71943) | |
Rupelian | Egypt (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) | |
Rupelian | Angola (Cabinda) | Bunohyrax mirus, Geniohyus fajumensis (56682) | |
Oligocene | Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) | Geniohyus sp., Megalohyrax eocaenus (97221) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | Kenya (Turkana) | Brachyhyrax oligocenus, Thyrohyrax kenyaensis, Meroehyrax kyongoi (174662) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | Kenya | Saghatheriinae indet. (166975 174673) | |
Chattian | Ethiopia | Bunohyrax sp., Megalohyrax sp., Pachyhyrax sp. (71941) | |
Aquitanian | Kenya (Rift Valley) | Pachyhyrax sp., Brachyhyrax oligocenus, Thyrohyrax kenyaensis, Thyrohyrax microdon, Meroehyrax kyongoi (174664) | |
Burdigalian | Uganda | Meroehyrax bataeae (192070) | |
Burdigalian | Kenya | Brachyhyrax aequatorialis (21726) | |
MN 3 | Uganda | Brachyhyrax aequatorialis (73864) | |
Langhian | Kenya | Megalohyrax sp. (22082) | |
Serravallian | Kenya | Parapliohyrax ngororaensis (22287) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Turkey (Usak) | Pliohyrax graceus (34462) | |
MN 10 | France (Region Rhone-Alpes) | Pliohyrax rossignoli (36634) | |
Turolian | Turkey | Pliohyrax graecus (151910) | |
Turolian | Greece (Euboea) | Pliohyrax graecus (202213) | |
Turolian | Tajikistan (Sor) | Sogdohyrax magianense (34392) | |
Turolian | Afghanistan | Pliohyrax sp. (75492) | |
Pliocene | Georgia | Kvabebihyrax kachethicus (40392) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | China (Hebei) | Postschizotherium sp. (36317) |