Question

Explain how scientists know that elephants and hyraxes are related. Be sure to include anatomical similarities as well as fossil evidence in your explanation.

Answer 1

Hyraxes, elephants and dugongs are more closely related to one another than to any other living animal.  Well, that's not exactly true. The closest surviving relative of the dugong is the manatee, a fresh-water, New-World version of itself. Apart from this, and the fact that there are two species of elephant and several of hyrax, it's absolutely true. Hyraxes, elephants and dugongs evolved from a single common ancestor.

                                          Hope This Helps

Answer 2

This is the exact answer:

Elephants and hyraxes share many anatomical similarities. They both have flat, hoof-like nails on the tips of their toes. They also have four toes on their front feet and three toes on their rear feet. Elephants and hyraxes both develop tusks from their incisor teeth instead of their canine teeth, like most other mammals. In addition to the anatomical similarities, fossil evidence has revealed that hyraxes and elephants share a 40-million-year-old ancestor.