Archaeohyracidae
Sign in to saveArchaeohyracidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Paleocene through the Oligocene of South America. 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.
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- Parent taxon
- Hegetotheria
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- taxon name
- Archaeohyracidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Archaeohyracidae
- start time
- 49000000-0
- end time
- 24000000-0
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Archaeohyracidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Paleocene through the Oligocene of South America. 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.
== References ==
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