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Dimaitherium Temporal range: Priabonian, Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Grandorder:	Paenungulata
Order:	Hyracoidea
Genus:	†Dimaitherium Barrow et al., 2010
Species:	†D. patnaiki
Binomial name
†Dimaitherium patnaiki Barrow et al., 2010

Dimaitherium is an extinct hyracoid which existed in what is now Egypt, during the late Eocene period. It was first named by Eugenie Barrow, Erik R. Seiffert, and Elwyn L. Simons in 2010. The type species is Dimaitherium patnaiki.

References

1. "Dimaitherium". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
2. ^ Eugenie Barrow; Erik R. Seiffert; Elwyn L. Simons. (2010). "A primitive hyracoid (Mammalia, Paenungulata) from the early Priabonian (Late Eocene) of Egypt". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 8 (2): 213–244. Bibcode:2010JSPal...8..213B. doi:10.1080/14772010903450407. S2CID 84398730.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Superorder: Afrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha †Abdounodus †Hadrogeneios †Ocepeia Hyracoidea †Dimaitherium †Helioseus †Megalohyrax †Microhyrax †Namahyrax †Regubahyrax †Rukwalorax †Saghatherium †Seggeurius †Selenohyrax †Thyrohyrax †Geniohyidae Abdahyrax Brachyhyrax Bunohyrax Geniohyus Nengohyrax Pachyhyrax †Titanohyracidae Afrohyrax Antilohyrax Rupestrohyrax Titanohyrax †Pliohyracidae Hengduanshanhyrax Kvabebihyrax Meroehyrax Parapliohyrax Pliohyrax Postschizotherium Prohyrax Procaviidae Dendrohyrax †Gigantohyrax Heterohyrax Procavia Tethytheria †Desmostylia? Paleoparadoxiidae Ashoroa Paleoparadoxia Neoparadoxia Desmostylidae Behemotops Cornwallius Desmostylus Kronokotherium Ounalashkastylus †Embrithopoda Stylolophus Arsinoitheriidae Arsinoitherium Namatherium Palaeoamasiidae Crivadiatherium Hypsamasia Palaeoamasia Proboscidea see Proboscidea includes elephants Sirenia see Sirenia includes dugongs and manatees

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