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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