Metatelmatherium cristatum Granger and Gregory 1938 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Full reference: W. Granger and W. K. Gregory. 1938. A New Titanothere Genus From the Upper Eocene of Mongolia and North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 74(4):435-436

Belongs to Metatelmatherium according to B. J. Mader 2008

See also Mihlbachler 2008

Sister taxa: Metatelmatherium lahirii, Metatelmatherium parvum, Metatelmatherium ultimum

Type specimen: AMNH 26411, a skull. Its type locality is Irdin Manha Beds (1930 AMNH Eudinoceras site), which is in an Irdinmanhan terrestrial horizon in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Irdin Manha Beds (1930 AMNH Eudinoceras site)

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