Procavia transvaalensis
{{Short description|Extinct species of hyrax}}
{{Speciesbox
| fossil_range = Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene
| extinct = yes
| genus = Procavia
| species = transvaalensis
| authority = Shaw, 1937
| synonyms = Procavia obermeyerae
}}
Procavia transvaalensis is an extinct species of hyrax from the Plio-Pleistocene of South Africa. Remains of this species have been found at multiple sites in the country, including the Swartkrans and Kromdraai.
Description
In comparison to the extant rock hyrax, P. transvaalensis was about 50% larger in linear dimensions.{{cite book |last1=Werdelin |first1=Lars |last2=Sanders |first2=William Joseph |title=Cenozoic Mammals of Africa |date=2010 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520257214 |page=142-143}}{{cite book |last1=Brain |first1=C.K. |title=The Hunters Or the Hunted? An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy |date=1983 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |page=182}} It was considered specialized for steppe habitats and was less closely related to the modern rock hyrax than the other extinct species of the genus.{{cite journal |last1=Churcher |first1=C.S. |title=The fossil Hyracoidea of the Transvaal and Taungs deposits |journal=Ann. Transv. Mus. |date=1956 |volume=22 |pages=477-501}}
References
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Category:Pliocene mammals of Africa
Category:Pleistocene mammals of Africa
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