†Hyracotherium Owen 1841 (odd-toed ungulate)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Synonym: Eohippus Marsh 1876
Parent taxon: Palaeotheriidae according to J. J. Hooker and D. Dashzeveg 2004
Sister taxa: Anchilophus, Lophiotherium, Palaeotheriinae, Palaeotherium, Paraplagiolophus, Propachynolophus
Subtaxa: Hyracotherium cristatum, Hyracotherium major, Hyracotherium montanum, Hyracotherium pernix, Hyracotherium seekinsi, Hyracotherium vasacciense
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore