Kalimantsia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox

Kalimantsia is an extinct chalicothere from the Miocene of Bulgaria, Europe. It contains one species, Kalimantsia bulgarica.

Description

Kalimantsia is named for the area in which it was discovered in 2001 by Geraads, Spassov, and Kovachev. The habitat would have been quite open and the remains of Kalimantsia are accompanied by those of horses, early deer, and various carnivorous mammals. Kalimantsia has a shorter muzzle than the horse-like shapes of the rest of the chalicotheres. It also has a domed head that would have resembled those of pachycephalosaurs and the schizotheriine Tylocephalonyx. It is believed that males often competed by butting their heads together. The teeth of Kalimantsia are long and low, and well adapted for eating leaves.[1]

Size

  • 3 m (10 ft.)[1]

Lifestyle

See also

Script error: No such module "Portal".

  • Tylocephalonyx - Another genus of chalicothere that also has a domed head.

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Perissodactyla Genera Template:Ancylopoda Template:Taxonbar


Template:Paleo-oddtoedungulate-stub