Metamynodon

Metamynodon is an extinct genus of amynodont that lived in North America (White River Fauna) and Asia from the late Eocene until early Oligocene, although the questionable inclusion of M. mckinneyi could extend their range to the Middle Eocene. The various species were large, displaying a suit of semiaquatic adaptations more similar to those of the modern hippopotamus, despite their closer affinities with rhinoceroses.

Metamynodon
Temporal range: (Eocene) to Oligocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Amynodontidae
Genus: Metamynodon
Scott & Osborn, 1887
Species
  • M. planifrons (type)
  • M. chadronensis
  • †?M. mckinneyi
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