TheHyracodontidaeare anextinctfamilyofrhinocerotoidsendemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during theEocenethrough earlyOligocene,living from 48.6 to 26.3 million years ago (Mya), existing about22.3million years.[2]
| Hyracodontids | |
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| Hyracodon | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | Rhinocerotoidea |
| Family: | †Hyracodontidae Cope,1879[1] |
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The Hyracodontidae thrived in therainforestsofKazakhstan,Pakistan,andsouthwest China,a former coastal region.Fossilevidencealso extends their geographical range toGermany,as well as toMongolia.[3]
References
edit- ^McKenna, M. C; S. K. Bell (1997).Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level.Columbia University Press.ISBN0-231-11012-X.
- ^"Fossilworks: Hyracodontidae".paleodb.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-04-30.Retrieved2018-11-12.
- ^Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Zhang, Zhao-Qun (June 2018)."The late Eocene hyracodontid perissodactyl Ardynia from Saint Jacques, Inner Mongolia, China and its implications for the potential Eocene–Oligocene boundary".Palaeoworld.27(2): 247–257.doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2017.09.001.Retrieved19 March2023.
Further reading
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- 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.
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