Brachycrus
Brachycrus Temporal range:
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Brachycrus laticeps | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
Subfamily: | † |
Genus: | †Brachycrus Matthew, 1901 |
Type species | |
Merycochoerus rusticus | |
Species | |
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Brachycrus is an extinct genus of oreodont, of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. They lived during the Middle Miocene, 16.0—13.6 mya, existing for approximately 2.4 million years.[1]
The 1 metre (3.3 ft) long creature resembled its bigger, earlier relative Merycoidodon, but was more specialized. Brachycrus had jaws which were short, and because the nostrils were placed far to the back, the creature is presumed to have had a tapir-like proboscis.[2]
References[]
- ^ Brachycrus at fossilworks
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 271. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
Categories:
- Oreodonts
- Miocene even-toed ungulates
- Miocene mammals of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 1901
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs