Chemositia

Chemositia
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Chalicotheriidae
Subfamily: †Schizotheriinae
Genus: †Chemositia
Pickford, 1979
Species:
†C. tugenensis
Binomial name
†Chemositia tugenensis
Pickford, 1979

Chemositia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals. They lived in Africa, and had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.[1]

Many authorities do not believe that Chemositia is a valid genus and synonymize it with Ancylotherium or Metaschizotherium.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Coombs, Margery C. (13 Feb 2009). "The chalicothere Metaschizotherium bavaricum (Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriidae, Schizotheriinae) from the Miocene (MN5) Lagerstatte of Sandelzhausen (Germany): description, comparison, and paleoecological significance" (PDF). Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 83 (1). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg: 85–129. doi:10.1007/s12542-009-0004-x. S2CID 140194075.
  2. ^ Coombs, Margery C. (1989). "24. Interrelationships and diversity in the Chalicotheriidae". In Prothero, D.R.; Schoch, R.M. (eds.). The Evolution of Perissodactyls. Oxford University Press. pp. 438–457. ISBN 9780195060393.
  3. ^ Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. p. 665. ISBN 9780520257214.

Sources

  • Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell


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