| Titanohyrax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Hyracoidea |
| Family: | †Pliohyracidae |
| Subfamily: | †Titanohyracinae |
| Genus: | †Pliohyrax Matsumoto, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| †Titanohyrax andrewsi | |
| Referred species | |
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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 Titanohydrax. Some species, like Titanohyrax ultimus, are estimated to be as large as rhinoceroses. T. ultimus weighs around 600 kg - 1300 kg. T. tantalus is ridiculously small, with a weight of 23 kg!
Gallery[]
A restored sketch sheet of Titanohyrax andrewsi along with Arsinoitherium zitteli and Fayum afrotheres
