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Pliohyracidae

family of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea
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Pliohyracidae

Summary

Pliohyracidae is a fossil taxon[1]. Pliohyracidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pliohyracidae's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • Pliohyracidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Pliohyracidae belongs to the parent taxon Hyracoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pliohyracidae is Pliohyracidae[6].
  • Pliohyracidae's Commons category is recorded as Pliohyracidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Pliohyracidae is Pliohyrax[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pliohyracidae is Pliohyracidae[6]. Pliohyracidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Pliohyracidae is classified within Hyracoidea[5]. The taxonomic type of Pliohyracidae is Pliohyrax[8].

Identifiers

Pliohyracidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4527239[9]. Pliohyracidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3240490[10].

Why It Matters

Pliohyracidae ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] Pliohyracidae has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Fossilworks. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Pliohyrax
    Parent taxon → Hyracoidea
    Instance of → fossil taxon
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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