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Index

Eocene

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Perissodactyla
Rhinocerotoidea
Hyrachyidae
Hyrachyus
Leidy
Hyrax
Ancient Greek
genus
perissodactyl
Eocene
Jamaica
Lophiodon
palaeotheres
tapirs
rhinoceroses
Restoration of H. eximius
skeleton


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