Metatelmatherium
| Metatelmatherium Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Brontotheriidae |
| Genus: | Metatelmatherium Granger and Gregory (1943) |
Metatelmatherium is a genus of brontothere (includes horses, rhinos, and tapirs) endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 46.2—33.9 mya, existing for approximately 12.3 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Metatelmatherium was named by Granger and Gregory (1943). It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Granger and Gregory (1943) and Carroll (1988).[2]
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by M. Mendoza for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 134.3 kg (300 lb).[3]
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Metatelmatherium, basic info
- ↑ W. Granger and W. K. Gregory. 1943. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 80(10)
- ↑ M. Mendoza, C. M. Janis, and P. Palmqvist. 2006. Estimating the body mass of extinct ungulates: a study on the use of multiple regression. Journal of Zoology 270
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