Amphirhagatherium
Amphirhagatherium is an extinct genus of artiodactyl that lived in northern Europe during the middle to late Eocene.[1]
| Amphirhagatherium Temporal range: Middle Eocene | |
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| Genus: | Amphirhagatherium Depéret, 1908 |
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| †A. fronstettense Depéret, 1908 | |
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Anthracobunodon | |
The dentition of Amphirhagatherium suggests that the genus had a mixed diet of leaves and fruits likely eaten at ground level. Caniniform anterior teeth suggest that there may have been a small carnivorous dietary component, or were used for intraspecific combat.[1]
References
- Hooker, J. J. (2001). "A New Species of Amphirhagatherium (Choeropotamidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Late Eocene Headon Hill Formation of Southern England and Phylogeny of Endemic European 'anthracotherioids'". Palaeontology. 44 (5): 827. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00203.
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