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Selenohyrax fossil map

Where fossils of Selenohyrax 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
Lived33.9–27.3 million years ago (Rupelian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyPliohyracidae
Named byRasmussen and Simons 1988
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inEgypt
Rock formationsJebel Qatrani

About Selenohyrax

Selenohyrax was a genus of herbivorous hyrax-grouped mammal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Selenohyrax (revision 1252132692), 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: Q12902058.

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