Mesatirhinus

Mesatirhinus Temporal range: Eocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Brontotheriidae
Subfamily:	Dolichorhininae
Genus:	Mesatirhinus Osborn (1908)

Mesatirhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 50.3—42 mya, existing for approximately 8.3 million years.^[1]

Taxonomy

Mesatirhinus was named by Osborn (1908). It is not extant. It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Osborn (1908) and Carroll (1988); and to Dolichorhininae by Mader (1998).^[2]

Morphology

This animal's height is said to be approximately 1 m (3 feet).

References

1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Mesatirhinus, basic info
2. ^ 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

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