Chalicotherium
Sign in to saveChalicotherium (from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix), meaning "gravel", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast") is a genus of extinct perissodactyls in the family Chalicotheriidae. The genus is known from Europe and Asia, from the Early Miocene to Late Miocene, 23.0~5.3 million years ago.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Chalicotheriidae
- Mass
- 1500
- Image
- Chalicotherium.JPG
- Height
- 2.6
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Chalicotherium
- taxon name
- Chalicotherium
- start time
- 28600000-0
- end time
- 3600000-00
- location of discovery
- North America
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Chalicotherium (from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix), meaning "gravel", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast") is a genus of extinct perissodactyls in the family Chalicotheriidae. The genus is known from Europe and Asia, from the Early Miocene to Late Miocene, 23.0~5.3 million years ago.
This animal would look much like other chalicotheriid species: an odd-looking herbivore with long clawed forelimbs and stouter weight-bearing hindlimbs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chalicotherium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.