Diadiaphorus
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Diadiaphorus is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal from the Miocene of Argentina (Ituzaingó, Pinturas, Chiquimil and Santa Cruz Formations) and Bolivia (Nazareno Formation), South America.
Description
Diadiaphorus closely resembled a horse, but was only around Template:Convert in body length with a weight Template:Convert, similar to a modern sheep.[1]
It had three toes, only one of which touched the ground. This toe had a large hoof; the two outer toes were rudimentary, much like those of early horses such as Merychippus. Unlike horses, however, Diadiaphorus lacked fused limb bones. Its skull was short and had a relatively large brain cavity. Judging from its low molars, Diadiaphorus ate soft vegetation, such as leaves.[2] Template:Multiple image Template:Clearleft
References
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- Proterotheriids
- Miocene mammals of South America
- Huayquerian
- Chasicoan
- Mayoan
- Laventan
- Colloncuran
- Friasian
- Santacrucian
- Neogene Argentina
- Fossils of Argentina
- Ituzaingó Formation
- Neogene Bolivia
- Fossils of Bolivia
- Fossil taxa described in 1887
- Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
- Prehistoric placental genera
- Austral or Magallanes Basin
- Santa Cruz Formation