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Tylocephalonyx

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Superfamily
  
†Chalicotherioidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perissodactyla

Family
  
†Chalicotheriidae

Similar
  
Anisodon, Kalimantsia, Borissiakia, Ancylotherium, Moropus

Tylocephalonyx is an extinct dome-headed chalicothere from the Miocene in North America. It may have used its "dome" in the same way as the pachycephalosaurs. Tylocephalonyx is related to the modern horse, rhino, and tapir.

References

Tylocephalonyx Wikipedia