Antilohyrax
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Antilohyrax is an extinct genus of herbivorous mammal belonging to the order Hyracoidea. Fossils were found in 1983 in Egypt, 46 m above the bottom of the Jebel Qatrani Formation.
| Antilohyrax Temporal range: Eocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Hyracoidea |
| Family: | †Titanohyracidae |
| Genus: | †Antilohyrax Rasmussen and Simons, 2000 |
| Species: | †A. pectidens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Antilohyrax pectidens Rasmussen and Simons, 2000 | |
Description
The species Antilohyrax pectidens had an approximate weight of 33–35 kg. It had features not seen in other hyraxes, including a "broad hyper-pectinate comb-like first incisor" on its lower jaw, selenodont molars and a rostrum similar to that seen in even-toed ungulates.[1] The A. pectidens Schmelzmuster consisted of a single layer of radial enamel, while a very thin layer of prismless external enamel existed on the exterior of its teeth.[2]
