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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.

Cladogram

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

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

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.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Superorder: Afrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha †Abdounodus †Hadrogeneios †Ocepeia Hyracoidea †Dimaitherium †Helioseus †Megalohyrax †Microhyrax †Namahyrax †Regubahyrax †Rukwalorax †Saghatherium †Seggeurius †Selenohyrax †Thyrohyrax †Geniohyidae Abdahyrax Brachyhyrax Bunohyrax Geniohyus Nengohyrax Pachyhyrax †Titanohyracidae Afrohyrax Antilohyrax Rupestrohyrax Titanohyrax †Pliohyracidae Hengduanshanhyrax Kvabebihyrax Meroehyrax Parapliohyrax Pliohyrax Postschizotherium Prohyrax Procaviidae Dendrohyrax †Gigantohyrax Heterohyrax Procavia Tethytheria †Desmostylia? Paleoparadoxiidae Ashoroa Paleoparadoxia Neoparadoxia Desmostylidae Behemotops Cornwallius Desmostylus Kronokotherium Ounalashkastylus †Embrithopoda Stylolophus Arsinoitheriidae Arsinoitherium Namatherium Palaeoamasiidae Crivadiatherium Hypsamasia Palaeoamasia Proboscidea see Proboscidea includes elephants Sirenia see Sirenia includes dugongs and manatees

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