Titanohyrax

Titanohyrax; Temporal range: Early Eocene–early Oligocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Hyracoidea
Family:	†Pliohyracidae
Subfamily:	†Titanohyracinae
Genus:	†Titanohyrax; Matsumoto, 1922
Type species
	Titanohyrax andrewsi;
Species
	†T. andrewsi; †T. angustidens; †T. mongereaui; †T. tantalus; †T. ultimus;

Titanohyrax is an extinct genus of large to very large hyrax from the Eocene and Oligocene. Specimens have been discovered in modern-day Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. The genus was first described by Matsumoto in 1922.^[1] Some species, like T. ultimus, are estimated to be as large as a rhinoceros.

References

↑ Court, N., Hartenberger, J. (1992). "A new Species of the Hyracoid Mammal Titanohyrax from the Eocene of Tunisia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 35 (2): 309–317.

Sources

Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 277)

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[Court-1] Court, N., Hartenberger, J. (1992). "A new Species of the Hyracoid Mammal Titanohyrax from the Eocene of Tunisia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 35 (2): 309–317.