Mesatirhinus

Mesatirhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 50.3—42 mya, existing for approximately 8.3 million years.[1]

Mesatirhinus
Temporal range: Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Family:
Brontotheriidae
Subfamily:
Dolichorhininae
Genus:
Mesatirhinus

Osborn (1908)

Taxonomy

Mesatirhinus was named by Osborn (1908). It is not extant. It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Osborn (1908) and Carroll (1988); and to Dolichorhininae by Mader (1998).[2]

Morphology

This animal's height is said to be approximately 1 m (3 feet).

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References
  1. PaleoBiology Database: Mesatirhinus, basic info
  2. B. J. Mader. 1998. Brontotheriidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:525-536


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