Metatelmatherium

Metatelmatherium
Temporal range: Eocene
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

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Metatelmatherium, basic info
  2. W. Granger and W. K. Gregory. 1943. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 80(10)
  3. 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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