Moropus
Sign in to saveMoropus (meaning "slow foot") is an extinct genus of large perissodactyl mammal in the chalicothere family. They were endemic to North America during the Miocene from ~20.4–13.6 Mya, existing for approximately . Moropus belonged to the schizotheriine subfamily of chalicotheres, and has the best fossil record of any member of this group; numbers of individuals, including complete skeletons, have been found. The type species of Moropus, M. distans, was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877, alongside two other species, M. elatus and M. senex. Three more species have been named since. Others hav
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Chalicotheriidae
- Image
- Moropus oregonensis.jpg
- Height
- 2.4
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- location of discovery
- Mineral County
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Moropus
- taxon name
- Moropus
- start time
- 20430000-0
- end time
- 13600000-0
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Article · Español
Moropus (gr. "pie lento") es un género extinto de mamíferos perisodáctilos de la familia de los calicotéridos. Están emparentados con los actuales tapires, rinocerontes y caballos. Moropus vivió durante en el período Mioceno hace entre 23 y 13,6 millones de años. Sus restos fósiles se han encontrado en América del Norte.
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