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Mesatirhinus

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Extinct genus of mammals

Mesatirhinus
Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Mesatirhinus
Osborn, 1908

Mesatirhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 50.3 to 42 mya, existing for approximately 8.3 million years.

Taxonomy

Mesatirhinus was named by Osborn (1908). It is not extant. It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Osborn (1908) and Carroll (1988); and to Dolichorhininae by Mader (1998).

Morphology

This animal's height is said to be approximately 1 m (3 feet).

References

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Mesatirhinus, basic info
  2. B. J. Mader. 1998. Brontotheriidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:525-536
Perissodactyla
Perissodactyla
Incertae sedis
Anthracobunia
Anthracobunidae
Cambaytheriidae
Brontotheriidae
Equoidea
Equidae
Palaeotheriidae
Pachynolophinae
Palaeotheriinae
Hyopsodontidae?
Phenacodontidae?
Meniscotheriinae
Phenacodontinae
Tapiromorpha
    • See below↓
Palaeotherium medium

Hyopsodus sp.

Meniscotherium chamense
Tapiromorpha
Incertae sedis
Isectolophidae
Homogalaxinae
Isectolophinae
Ancylopoda
Ceratomorpha
Tapiroidea
Deperetellidae
Helaletidae
Tapiridae
Rhinocerotoidea
    • See below↓
Heptodon posticus Tapirus augustus
Rhinocerotoidea
Rhinocerotoidea sensu lato
Indolophidae
Rhinocerotoidea
sensu stricto
Hyrachyidae
Eggysodontidae
Hyracodontidae
Amynodontidae
Amynodontinae
Cadurcodontini
Metamynodontini
Paraceratheriidae
Forstercooperiinae
Paraceratheriinae
Rhinocerotidae
    • See below↓
Hyracodon nebraskensis Paraceratherium transouralicum
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae
Aceratheriinae
Elasmotheriinae
Diceratheriini
Elasmotheriini
Rhinocerotinae
Teleoceratini
Rhinocerotina
Dicerorhinini
Dicerotini
Rhinocerotini
Coelodonta antiquatis Elasmotherium caucasicum
Brontotheriidae
Basal brontotheres Megacerops coloradensis
Brontotheriinae
Brontotheriini
Embolotheriina
Brontotheriina
Taxon identifiers
Mesatirhinus


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