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†family Brontotheriidae Marsh 1873 (brontothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Alternative spelling: Brontotheridae

Synonym: Titanotheriidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1873. Notice of new Tertiary mammals (continued). 5(30):485-488

Parent taxon: Perissodactyla according to M. C. Mihlbachler 2008

See also Carroll 1988, Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958, Ferrusquia-Villafranca 1969, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Hay 1902, Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004, Kumar and Sahni 1985, Lambe 1908, Mader 1989, Mader 1998, Mihlbachler 2011, Missiaen et al. 2011, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Schlaikjer 1935

Sister taxa: Anthracobunidae, Cambaytheriidae, Cambaytherium, Desmostylia, Equina, Ghazijhippus, Hallensia, Hippopotamus iravaticus, Hyracotheriidae, Lophodontomorpha, Mesaxonia, Mesolambdolophus, Nakusia, Paschatherium, Perissobune, Rhinocerotida, Selenida, Skopaiolophus, Solidungula, Stereopterna, Tapiromorpha, Teilhardimys, Titanotheriomorpha, Triplopidae

Subtaxa: Balochititanops Brontopinae Brontotheriinae Danjiangia Embolotheriinae Eotitanopinae Epimanteoceratinae Lambdotherium Menodontidae Metatelmatherium Mulkrajanops Pakotitanops Palaeosyopinae Sivatitanops Sthenodectes Xylotitan

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Type: Brontotherium

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

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