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Hypercoryphodon

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cimolesta

Class
  
Family
  
Rank
  
Genus

Hypercoryphodon

Species
  
H. thomsoniOsborn & Granger, 1932

Similar
  
Coryphodontidae, Gobiatherium, Cimolesta, Coryphodon, Pantodonta

Hypercoryphodon is an extinct genus of rhinoceros-sized pantodont native to Middle Eocene Mongolia, and was very similar to its ancestor, Coryphodon. Described from a skull, Hypercoryphodon is a quadrupedal hippopotamus-like herbivore that may have been able to adapt its feeding to suit different situations. It is thought to have possibly lived in wetland to forest ecosystems that it might have shared with other herbivores such as dinoceratans like Gobiatherium.

References

Hypercoryphodon Wikipedia


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