†Parapliohyrax Lavocat 1961 (hyrax)
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Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae
Alternative spelling: Paraliohyrax
Parent taxon: Pliohyracidae according to N. P. Kalmykov 2013
See also Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Rasmussen and GutiƩrrez 2010
Sister taxa: Geniohyinae, Hengduanshanhyrax, Kvabebihyrax, Megalohyrax, Meroehyrax, Pachyhyrax, Pliohyracinae, Pliohyrax, Postschizotherium, Saghatheriinae, Selenohyrax, Sogdohyrax
Subtaxa: Parapliohyrax mirabilis Parapliohyrax ngororaensis
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: found only at BPRP K038 (Miocene of Kenya)
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