Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Perissodactyla Subfamily Dolichorhininae | |
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Similar Duchesneodus, Sphenocoelus, Telmatherium, Brachydiastematherium, Protitanops | ||
Metarhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 46.2—42 mya, existing for approximately 4.2 million years.
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Taxonomy
Metarhinus was named by Osborn (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Metarhinus fluviatilis. It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Osborn (1908) and Carroll (1988); and to Dolichorhininae by Mader (1998).
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by M. Mendoza for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 210.6 kg (460 lb).
References
Metarhinus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA