Aclistomycter
| Aclistomycter Temporal range: 35–5 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Tylopoda |
| Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
| Genus: | Aclistomycter |
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Aclistomycter is an extinct genus of oreodont during the early Chadronian subepoch (42—39.9 mya) existing for approximately 2.1 million years.[2]
Aclistomycter was a very small herbivorous artiodactyl with a short face, small, but tusk-like canine teeth, heavy body, and long tail, short feet.
Taxonomy
Aclistomycter was named and assigned to Merycoidodontidae by Wilson (1971) and Lander (1998)[3][4]
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by M. Mendoza for body mass and estimated to have a weight of 87.9 kg (193.7 lbs). [5]
Resources
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 270. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Aclistomycter, basic info
- ↑ J. A. Wilson. 1971. Early Tertiary vertebrate faunas, Vieja Group. Trans-Pecos Texas: Agriochoeridae and Merycoidodontidae. Texas Memorial Museum Bulletin
- ↑ B. Lander. 1998. Oreodontoidea. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 402-425
- ↑ 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
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