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Hyracodontidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Rhinocerotoidea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Odd-toed ungulate

Class
  
Mammalia

Scientific name
  
Hyracodontidae

Rank
  
Family

Hyracodontidae httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Amynodontidae, Near horn beast, Odd‑toed ungulate, Indricotheriinae, Hyracodon

Hyracodontidae is an extinct family of rhinoceroses endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during the Eocene through early Miocene living from 48.6—26.3 mya, existing for approximately 22.3 million years.

They are typified as having long limbs and having no horns. These animals were initially modest in size and fast moving, having evolved from smaller members of Rhinocerotoidea during the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene. They later evolved into gigantic forms that included the largest terrestrial mammals ever to have lived (the Indricotheriinae or Paraceratheriinae).

Hyracodontidae thrived in the rainforests of Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and southwest China, a former coastal region. Fossil evidence also extends their geographical range to Germany

References

Hyracodontidae Wikipedia