Microhyrax was a prehistoric genus of herbivorous hyrax-grouped mammal. It lived during the Eocene period from 55.8 to 40.4 million years ago in modern-day Algeria.[1]

Microhyrax
Temporal range: Eocene 55.8–40.4 Ma
Scientific classification
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Microhyrax

Sudre, 1979
Species:
M. lavocati
Binomial name
Microhyrax lavocati
Sudre, 1979

Cladogram edit

A phylogeny of hyracoids known from the early Eocene through the middle Oligocene epoch.[2]

Eutheria
Afrotheria
Hyracoidea

Seggeurius

Microhyrax

Saghatheriinae [A]

Bunohyrax

Pachyhyrax

Thyrohyrax

Selenohyrax

Saghatherium

Titanohyrax

Antilohyrax

Megalohyrax

Geniohyiinae

Geniohyus

Proboscidea (elephants)

Perissodactyla [B]

Phenacodontidae

  1. ^ Modern day hyrax species (Procaviidae) may have evolved from smaller members of one of the Saghatheriinae.
  2. ^ The relationship of hyracoids and Perissodactlya is controversial, and not supported by molecular data.

References edit

  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Microhyrax". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Gheerbrant, E.; Donming, D.; Tassy, P. (2005). "Paenungulata (Sirenia, Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, and Relatives)". In Rose, Kenneth D.; Archibald, J. David (eds.). The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and relationships of the major extant clades. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 84–105. ISBN 978-0801880223.