
Titanohyrax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Hyracoidea |
Family: | †Titanohyracidae |
Subfamily: | †Titanohyracinae |
Genus: | †Titanohyrax 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 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.
Gallery[]
A restored sketch sheet of Titanohyrax andrewsi along with Arsinoitherium zitteli and Fayum afrotheres