Metarhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Eocene 46.2—40.4 mya, existing for approximately 6 million years.[1]
Metarhinus Temporal range:
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M. pater jaw at Mission Trails Regional Park visitor center | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
Genus: | †Metarhinus Osborn 1908 |
Species | |
M. fluvialtilis |
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