†Myohyrax Andrews 1914 (elephant shrew)
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Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Myohyracidae
Parent taxon: Myohyracinae according to P. M. Butler 1984
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Promyohyrax, Protypotheroides
Subtaxa: Myohyrax oswaldi
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections), Namibia (2), Uganda (1)
• Eocene of Namibia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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