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Chemositia

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Superfamily
  
†Chalicotherioidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perissodactyla

Family
  
†Chalicotheriidae

Similar
  
Kalimantsia, Borissiakia, Tylocephalonyx, Anisodon, Ancylotherium

Chemositia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals. They lived in Africa, and had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.

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Chemositia Wikipedia


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