Archaeohyracidae
Archaeohyracidae | |
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Skull of Archaeohyrax | |
Scientific classification | |
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] First named in 1897, it is now thought to be paraphyletic, rather than a genuine group of closely related animals with a single, unique, ancestor.[2][3]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Croft, D.; Bond, M.; et al. (November 2003). "Large archaeohyracids (Typotheria, Notoungulata) from central Chile and Patagonia, including a revision of Archaeotypotherium" (PDF). Fieldiana Geology. 49: 1–32. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Billet, G.; Patterson, B.; de Muizon, C. (January 2007). "The latest Archaeohyracid representatives (Mammalia, Notoungulate) from the Deseadan of Bolivia and Argentina" (PDF). European Meeting on the Palaeontology and Stratigraphy of Latin America. 4: 39–43. Retrieved 19 January 2025.