A new giant hyracoid from the Limeworks Quarry, Makapansgat, Potgietersrus

Date
1965-12
Authors
Kitching, J. W.
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Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research
Abstract
In this paper a new genus and species of giant hyrax from the Limeworks Quarry, Makapansgat, Potgietersrus, is described. This new hyrax is 1 1/2 times larger than the largest specimen thus far extracted from any Pleistocene deposit in Africa. The name Cigantohyrax maguirei gen. et sp. nov., is proposed.
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Keywords
Hyracoid; Limeworks Quarry; Makapansgat; South Africa
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