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Kvabebihyrax

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Kvabebihyrax
Temporal range: Late Pliocene
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Kvabebihyrax

Gabunia & Vekua, 1966

Kvabebihyrax is an extinct genus of hyrax from the European Pliocene.

With a length of 1.6 metres (5 ft 4 in), Kvabebihyrax was much larger than modern hyraxes. Its robust body and eyes placed high on the skull gave it a hippopotamus-like appearance. It also had large incisors in both jaws.[1] The only known species is Kvabebihyrax kachethicus.

References

  1. ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 237. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.