Kvabebihyrax
Appearance
Kvabebihyrax Temporal range: Late Pliocene
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Genus: | †Kvabebihyrax Gabunia & Vekua, 1966
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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
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 237. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.