Borissiakia
Sign in to saveBorissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals, that lived during the late Oligocene in Kazakhstan. They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.
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Vinony's link graph records 21 inbound references to Borissiakia, and connects out to rhinoceros, Tapiroidea and odd-toed ungulate.
Vinony files it under Fossil taxa described in 1938, Oligocene mammals of Asia and Schizotheriinae.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Schizotheriinae
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Borissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals, that lived during the late Oligocene in Kazakhstan. They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.
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