Biology:Archaeohyracidae

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Short description: Extinct family of mammals

Archaeohyracidae
Temporal range: Late Paleocene-Late Oligocene (Casamayoran-Deseadan)
~49–24 Ma
Archaeohyrax patagonicus.jpg
Skull of Archaeohyrax
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Notoungulata
Suborder: Typotheria
Family: Archaeohyracidae
Ameghino 1897
Genera

Archaeohyracidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Paleocene through the Oligocene of South America.[1]

References

  1. McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN:0-231-11013-8

Wikidata ☰ Q776374 entry