Hyrachyus

Hyrachyus; Temporal range: Eocene
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Superfamily:	Rhinocerotoidea
Family:	†Hyrachyidae
Genus:	†Hyrachyus; Leidy, 1871
Species
	H. affinis; H. bicornutus; H. douglassi; H. eximius; H. modestus; H. minimus; ?H. stehlini;

Hyrachyus (from

perissodactyl mammal that lived in Eocene Europe,^[1] North America, and Asia. Its remains have also been found in Jamaica.^[2] It is closely related to Lophiodon.^[3]

Description

The 1.5-m-long beast was related to
palaeotheres, and suspected to be the ancestor of modern tapirs and rhinoceroses. Physically, it would have looked very similar to modern tapirs, although it probably lacked the tapir's characteristic proboscis. Its teeth, however, resembled those of a rhinoceros, supporting the idea of its relationship with that group.^[1]

Restoration of H. eximius
skeleton

References

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ISBN 0-8160-1194-X
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JSTOR 4523853
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^ Hayden, F.V. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, Volume III. (1883)

Taxon identifiers
Hyrachyus

Wikidata: Q2271244

GBIF: 4830653

IRMNG: 1040377

Paleobiology Database: 43141

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ISBN 0-8160-1194-X
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[USGST1883vol3-3] Hayden, F.V. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, Volume III. (1883)

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