- Meniscotherium
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Meniscotherium
Temporal range: EoceneSkeleton. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Condylarthra Family: Phenacodontidae Subfamily: Meniscotheriinae Genus: Meniscotherium
Cope, 1874Species - M. tapiacitum
- M. chamense
Meniscotherium is an extinct genus of dog-sized mammal which lived 54-38 million years ago. It was a herbivore and had hooves. Fossils have been found in Utah, New Mexico. and Colorado. Many individuals have been found together, indicating that it lived in groups.[1]
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Categories:- Condylarths
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