Anthracotherium magnum Cuvier 1822 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Belongs to Anthracotherium according to L. Scherler et al. 2019

See also Hay 1902 and Merle et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Anthracotherium alsaticum, Anthracotherium bellia, Anthracotherium bugtiense, Anthracotherium chaimanei, Anthracotherium changlingensis, Anthracotherium chengbiensis, Anthracotherium crassum, Anthracotherium cuvieri, Anthracotherium gungkangensis, Anthracotherium kwablianicum, Anthracotherium monsvialense, Anthracotherium pangan, Anthracotherium pygmaeum, Anthracotherium seckbachense, Anthracotherium sinense, Anthracotherium valdense, Anthracotherium verhoeveni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cadibona (Savona), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial lignite in Italy

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (5 collections), Italy (3), Switzerland (3)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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