Anisodon

Anisodon (Greek: "unequal" (anisos), "teeth" (odontes)[2]) is an extinct genus of chalicothere that lived in Europe during the late Miocene. It stood at about 150 cm and weighed around 600 kg. It is thought that the animal's clawed forelimbs would have allowed it to pull down tree branches in order to browse, as well as deter Miocene predators such as bear-dogs and saber-toothed cats.

Foot bones
Models in Basel

Anisodon
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Chalicotheriidae
Subfamily: †Chalicotheriinae
Genus: †Anisodon
Lartet, 1851[1]
Type species
†Anisodon grande
de Blainville, 1849
Species
  • A. grande
  • A. macedonicus

References
  1. "Anisodon". Fossilworks.
  2. "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.

Further reading
  • McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. Classification of Mammals. p. 149.
  • Lydekker, Richard. "Part 3. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborders Perissodactyla, Toxodontia, Condylarthra, and Amblypoda". Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum (Natural History). p. 162.


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