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Bunohyrax fossil map

Where fossils of Bunohyrax have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 30 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived56–23.04 million years ago (Ypresian to Chattian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyPliohyracidae
Named bySchlosser 1910
Fossil records16 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB)
Found inEgypt, Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia
Rock formationsJebel Qatrani, txn:43298, Malembo, Glib Zegdou

About Bunohyrax

Bunohyrax is an extinct genus of hyrax.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bunohyrax (revision 1286362922), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q529902.

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