Kvabebihyrax
Kvabebihyrax kachethicus is an extinct hyrax from the Pliocene that lived in the Caucasus region.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Pliohyracidae |
| Subfamily: | Pliohyracinae |
| Genus: | Kvabebihyrax Gabunia & Vekua, 1966 |
| Species: | K. kachethicus
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| Kvabebihyrax kachethicus | |
With a length of 1.6 metres (5 ft 4 in), Kvabebihyrax was much larger than modern hyraxes, comparable in size to larger species of the Paleogene genus Titanohyrax. Its robust body and eyes placed high on the skull gave it a hippopotamus-like appearance. It also had large pairs of incisors in both jaws.[1]
References
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 237. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.