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Hyracodontidae

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Extinct family of mammals

Hyracodontids Temporal range:Ypresian-Chattian,48.6–26.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Hyracodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Superfamily:	Rhinocerotoidea
Family:	†Hyracodontidae Cope, 1879^[1]
Genera
†Hyracodon †Ardynia †Epitriplopus †Rhodopagus †Triplopides

TheHyracodontidae are anextinct family ofrhinocerotoids endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during theEocene through earlyOligocene, living from 48.6 to 26.3 million years ago (Mya), existing about22.3 million years.^[2]

The Hyracodontidae thrived in therainforests ofKazakhstan,Pakistan, andsouthwest China, a former coastal region.Fossil evidence also extends their geographical range toGermany, as well as toMongolia.^[3]

References

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^McKenna, M. C; S. K. Bell (1997).Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press.ISBN 0-231-11012-X.
^"Fossilworks: Hyracodontidae".paleodb.org.Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved2018-11-12.
^Bai, Bin; Wang, Yuan-Qing; Zhang, Zhao-Qun (June 2018)."The late Eocene hyracodontid perissodactyl Ardynia from Saint Jacques, Inner Mongolia, China and its implications for the potential Eocene–Oligocene boundary".Palaeoworld.27 (2):247–257.doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2017.09.001. Retrieved19 March 2023.

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Other	Yale LUX

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