Megacerops
Extinct Perissodactyl ungulate genus from Late Eocene epoch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megacerops ("large-horned face", from méga- "large" + kéras "horn" + ōps "face") is an extinct genus of the prehistoric odd-toed ungulate (hoofed mammal) family Brontotheriidae, an extinct group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses. It was endemic to North America during the Late Eocene epoch (38–33.9 mya), existing for approximately 4.1 million years.[1]
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Mounted skeleton, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Brontotheriinae |
Tribe: | †Brontotheriini |
Subtribe: | †Brontotheriina |
Infratribe: | †Brontotheriita |
Genus: | †Megacerops Leidy, 1870 |
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