Sivatitanops
| Sivatitanops Temporal range: Middle Eocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Sivatitanops Pilgrim, 1925 |
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Sivatitanops is a dubious[1] genus of fragmentary brontotheriid mammal from the Eocene of Myanmar and Bulgaria.[1]
Description
[edit]Known from mainly fragmentary cranial and dental material, not much is known about the anatomy of Sivatitanops. The facial region of the skull is short and broad, and it is speculated any horns would be small. The molars are larger than the premolars, and the premolars are only in the beginning steps of molarization. The canines are enlarged, as with the incisors.[2][3]
Classification
[edit]The lack of good remains for Sivatitanops has led to it having a convoluted classification history. Species like "Sivatitanops" rugosidens are known from such little material that they are debatably placed within the genus.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Mihlbachler, Matthew C. "Species taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the Brontotheriidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (311). American Museum of Natural History. hdl:2246/5913. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Fossil mammals from Burma in the American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 74, article 6". digitallibrary.amnh.org. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ "京都大学学術情報リポジトリKURENAI". repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ "Middle Eocene ungulate mammals from Myanmar: A review with description of new specimens - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica". www.app.pan.pl. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
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