Metarhinus
| Metarhinus Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Brontotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichorhininae |
| Genus: | Metarhinus Osborn (1908) |
| Species | |
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M. fluvialtilis | |
Metarhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 46.2—42 mya, existing for approximately 4.2 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Metarhinus was named by Osborn (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Metarhinus fluviatilis. It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Osborn (1908) and Carroll (1988); and to Dolichorhininae by Mader (1998).[2]
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by M. Mendoza for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 210.6 kg (460 lb).[3]
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Mesatirhinus, basic info
- ↑ B. J. Mader. 1998. Brontotheriidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:525-536
- ↑ 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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