title: Microhyrax
text: # Microhyrax
  
  Microhyrax was a prehistoric genus of herbivorous hyrax-grouped mammal. It lived during the Eocene period from 55.8 to 40.4 million years ago in modern-day Algeria.
  
  ## Cladogram
  
  A phylogeny of hyracoids known from the early Eocene through the middle Oligocene epoch.
  
  * ↑ Modern day hyrax species (Procaviidae) may have evolved from smaller members of one of the Saghatheriinae.
  * ↑ The relationship of hyracoids and Perissodactlya is controversial, and not supported by molecular data.
  