Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Full reference: R. Fourtau. 1918. Contribution à l'étude des vertébrés miocènes de l'Égypte 1-109
Parent taxon: Anthracotheriidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997
See also Anyonge 1991 and Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Aepinacodon, Afromeryx, Ancodon, Anthracochoerus, Anthracosenex, Anthracotheriinae, Arretotherium, Atopotherium, Bothriodontinae, Bugtitherium, Bunobrachyodus, Choeromeryx, Elliottherium, Elotherium, Gonotelma, Hemimeryx, Heothema, Huananothema, Kukusepasutanka, Merycops, Microbunodontinae, Pachychoerops, Parabrachyodus, Probrachyodus, Qatraniodon, Sivameryx, Telmatodon, Ulausuodon
Subtaxa: Masritherium aequatorialis Masritherium depereti
Type: Masritherium depereti
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Egypt (1 collection), Kenya (2), Uganda (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.