Biology:Kvabebihyrax
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Kvabebihyrax Temporal range: Late Pliocene
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Subfamily: | †Pliohyracinae
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Genus: | †Kvabebihyrax Gabunia & Vekua, 1966
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Species: | K. kachethicus
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Kvabebihyrax kachethicus Gabunia & Vekua, 1966
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Kvabebihyrax kachethicus is an extinct hyrax from the Pliocene of the Caucasus.
With a length of 1.6 metres (5 ft 4 in), Kvabebihyrax was much larger than modern hyraxes, comparable in size to larger species of the Paleogene genus Titanohyrax. Its robust body and eyes placed high on the skull gave it a hippopotamus-like appearance. It also had large pairs of incisors in both jaws.[1]
References
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 237. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q1955625 entry