Metarhinus

Metarhinus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
M. pater jaw at Mission Trails Regional Park visitor center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Brontotheriidae
Genus: †Metarhinus
Osborn, 1908
Species

M. fluvialtilis
M. abbotti
M. pater

Metarhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Eocene 46.2—40.4 mya, existing for approximately 6 million years.[1]

References

  1. ^ Metarhinus at fossilworks


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