Amphirhagatherium

Amphirhagatherium is an extinct genus of artiodactyl that lived in northern Europe during the middle to late Eocene.[1]

Amphirhagatherium
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
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Model of A. weigelti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Choeropotamidae
Genus: Amphirhagatherium
Depéret, 1908
Type species
Amphirhagatherium fronstettense
Depéret, 1908
Species
  • A. edwardsi
  • A. fronstettense
  • A. louisi
  • A. ruetimeyeri
  • A. weigelti
Synonyms
  • Anthracobunodon

The dentition of Amphirhagatherium suggests that the genus had a mixed diet of leaves and fruits likely eaten at ground level. Caniniform anterior teeth suggest that there may have been a small carnivorous dietary component, or were used for intraspecific combat.[1]

Distribution

Eocene
Oligocene
  • Bembridge Marls, England

References

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