Hypercoryphodon
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| Hypercoryphodon Temporal range: Late Eocene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Pantodonta |
| Family: | †Coryphodontidae |
| Genus: | †Hypercoryphodon Osborn & Granger, 1932[1] |
| Species: | †H. thomsoni |
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| †Hypercoryphodon thomsoni | |
Hypercoryphodon is an extinct genus of rhinoceros-sized pantodont native to Late Eocene Mongolia, and was very similar to its ancestor, Coryphodon. Described from a skull, Hypercoryphodon is a quadrupedal hippopotamus-like herbivore that may have been able to adapt its feeding to suit different situations. It is thought to have possibly lived in wetland to forest ecosystems that it might have shared with other herbivores such as dinoceratans like Gobiatherium.[2] The low-crowned teeth of Hypercoryphodon were adapted for feeding on soft aquatic vegetation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hypercoryphodon in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
- ^ Osborn, H. F., & Granger, W. (1932). "Coryphodonts and uintatheres from the Mongolian Expedition of 1930" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 552: 1-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-14.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gabuniia L. K. (1969). Вымирание древних рептилий и млекопитающих [The extinction of ancient reptiles and mammals] (in Russian). Metsniereba. p. 147.
External links
[edit]- Mongolia at Okapiland
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