Barytheriidae
Extinct family of proboscideans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barytheriidae (meaning "heavy beasts") is an extinct family of primitive proboscideans that lived during the late Eocene and early Oligocene in North Africa and Oman. The Barytheriidae were the first large-sized proboscideans to appear in the fossil record and were characterized by a strong sexual dimorphism.[1][2]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Genera ...
Barytheriidae | |
---|---|
Barytherium molar | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | †Barytheriidae C.W. Andrews, 1906 |
Genera | |
|
Close