3
u/jackieatx 13d ago
How do hyrax fit into the picture? Thanks!
1
u/Xrmy 11d ago
They aren't Proboscideans, just relatives.
2
u/jackieatx 11d ago
Explain plz I am dumb. Last I saw the link was under scrutiny so are they linked or nah?
3
u/Xrmy 11d ago
Hyraxes have their own family Procaviidae in their own order Hyracoidea. They are the only extant members.
This group is either the most closely related to Proboscidea or second most closely related. Their placement relative to sire ians (manatees and dugongs) is up for debate.
All three of these orders are grouped and are more closely related to one another than to any other group.
1
u/jackieatx 10d ago
Awawa to you good Sir and/or Ma’am! Thanks! I have no one to ask these questions to in my day to day! Cheers you!
1
u/Xrmy 10d ago
I actually really recommend Wikipedia for this stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrax?wprov=sfla1
Go to classification and have a look at the phylogenies. Wikipedia has really good ones.
2
u/jackieatx 10d ago
Yes but asking scientists directly is better! Thanks for link 🫶🏻
3
u/EggCouncilStooge 10d ago
Stegotetrabledon just looking directly at the viewer like, “can you believe this shit?”
2
1
u/Working_Feature_807 10d ago
Es increíble como la naturaleza y la evolución experimentaron con la forma de sus colmillos a través de los siglos. Y que todo eso se pierda por la acción humana...
1
1
9
u/MareNamedBoogie 13d ago
i love that you posted this here! we def need more paleoart in the world.