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'''''Gigantohyrax''''' was a [[genus]] of [[herbivorous]] [[hyrax]]-grouped [[mammal]]s from the [[Pliocene]] [[Shungura Formation]] of Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fossilworks: Gigantohyrax|url= |
'''''Gigantohyrax''''' was a [[genus]] of [[herbivorous]] [[hyrax]]-grouped [[mammal]]s from the [[Pliocene]] [[Shungura Formation]] of Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fossilworks: Gigantohyrax|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43294|access-date=2021-03-04|website=fossilworks.org}}</ref> Fossils have also been found in [[Makapansgat]] of South Africa.<ref name=Rubidge2005>{{cite journal |first1=Bruce S |last1=Rubidge |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239521270 |title=Annals of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research |journal=Palaeontologia Africana |date=January 2005}}</ref><ref name=Skinner2005/> |
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==Description== |
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''Gigantohyrax maguirei'' is a type and only species. [[Holotype]] BPI M8230 is two thirds of an anterior part of the skull with complete upper dentition. The second and third [[incisor]]s are lost, making it more similar to latest hyraxes than the earlier species.<ref name=Werdelin2010>{{cite book |
''Gigantohyrax maguirei'' is a type and only species. [[Holotype]] BPI M8230 is two thirds of an anterior part of the skull with complete upper dentition. The second and third [[incisor]]s are lost, making it more similar to latest hyraxes than the earlier species.<ref name=Werdelin2010>{{cite book |
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}}</ref> Despite its name, ''Gigantohyrax'' |
}}</ref> Despite its name, ''Gigantohyrax'' did not reach such gigantic sizes as ''[[Megalohyrax]]'' and ''[[Titanohyrax]]'' from the [[Early Tertiary]],<ref name=Werdelin2010/> although it was three times as large as the extant ''[[Procavia capensis]]'' from the same family.<ref name=Skinner2005/> |
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It has many features in common with the extinct ''[[Dendrohyrax]]'', although ''Gigantohyrax'' has less difference between the parameters of the |
It has many features in common with the extinct ''[[Dendrohyrax]]'', although ''Gigantohyrax'' has less difference between the parameters of the |
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| Gigantohyrax Temporal range: Late Pliocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Hyracoidea |
| Family: | Procaviidae |
| Genus: | †Gigantohyrax Kitching, 1965 |
| Species: | †G. maguirei
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| †Gigantohyrax maguirei Kitching, 1965
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Gigantohyrax was a genus of herbivorous hyrax-grouped mammals from the Pliocene Shungura Formation of Ethiopia.[1] Fossils have also been found in Makapansgat of South Africa.[2][3]
Description
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Gigantohyrax maguirei is a type and only species. Holotype BPI M8230 is two thirds of an anterior part of the skull with complete upper dentition. The second and third incisors are lost, making it more similar to latest hyraxes than the earlier species.[4][3] Despite its name, Gigantohyrax did not reach such gigantic sizes as Megalohyrax and Titanohyrax from the Early Tertiary,[4] although it was three times as large as the extant Procavia capensis from the same family.[3]
It has many features in common with the extinct Dendrohyrax, although Gigantohyrax has less difference between the parameters of the molars and premolars.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fossilworks: Gigantohyrax". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b Rubidge, Bruce S (January 2005). "Annals of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research". Palaeontologia Africana.
- ^ a b c Skinner, J. D.; Chimimba, Christian T. (2005). The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 9781107394056. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ a b Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780520257214. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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