Meniscotherium
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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]
Body mass in M. chamense is estimated to be 5–17 kg, making it about the size of a small dog.[2]
A 2014 cladistic analysis places it within stem perissodactyls.[3]
References
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- ↑ Thomas E. Williamson and Spencer G. Lucas. 1992. Meniscotherium (Mammalia, "Condylarthra") from the Paleocene-Eocene of western North America. Bulletin, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Albuquerque. 72 pp.
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