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Titanohyrax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Titanohyracidae
Subfamily: Titanohyracinae
Genus: Titanohyrax
Matsumoto, 1922
Type species
Titanohyrax andrewsi
Referred species
  • Titanohyrax andrewsi
  • Titanohyrax angustidens
  • Titanohyrax mongereaui
  • Titanohyrax tantalus
  • Titanohyrax ultimus

Titanohyrax is a genus of large to very large hyrax from the early Eocene and early Oligocene. Specimens have been discovered in modern-day Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. The genus was first described by Matsumoto in 1922. There are 2 known species for Titanohyrax. Some species, like Titanohyrax ultimus, are estimated to be as large as rhinoceroses. T. ultimus weighs around 600 kg - 1300 kg. T. tantalus was significantly smaller, with a weight of 23 kg.

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