Biology:Hyracodontidae

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Short description: Extinct family of mammals

Hyracodontids
Temporal range: Early Eocene-Early Oligocene, 55.8–33.1 Ma
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Hyracodon
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea
Family: Hyracodontidae
Cope, 1879[1]
Genera
  • Hyracodon
  • Ardynia
  • Epitriplophus
  • Triplopides

The Hyracodontidae are an extinct family of rhinocerotoids endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during the Eocene through early Oligocene, living from 48.6 to 26.3 million years ago (Mya), existing about 22.3 million years.[2]

The Hyracodontidae thrived in the rainforests of Kazakhstan, Pakistan , and southwest China, a former coastal region. Fossil evidence also extends their geographical range to Germany , as well as to Mongolia.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Lucas, S. G. & Sobus, J. C., (1989), The Systematics of Indricotheres. 358–378 in Prothero, D. R. & Schoch, R. M., (eds.) 1989: The Evolution of Perissodactyls, Oxford University Press, New York, New York & Oxford, England.

Wikidata ☰ Q1056875 entry