Meniscotherium
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.
| Meniscotherium Temporal range: Early Eocene to Late Eocene | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Phenacodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Meniscotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Meniscotherium Cope, 1874 |
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Body mass in M. chamense is estimated to be 5–17 kg, making it about the size of a small dog.
A 2014 cladistic analysis places it within stem perissodactyls.
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