Hypsitherium
| Hypsitherium Temporal range: Messinian–Pliocene, 6.8–3 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Notoungulata |
| Family: | †Mesotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Hypsitherium Anaya & MacFadden, 1995 |
| Species: | †H. bolivianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsitherium bolivianum Anaya & MacFadden, 1995 | |
Hypsitherium is an extinct genus of Mesotheriidae that lived 6.8 to 3 million years ago, and is known from the Pliocene of Bolivia. It was a scansorial herbivore, with its name meaning "high beast."[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Hypsitherium". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ Anaya, Federico; MacFadden, Bruce J. (December 12, 1995). "Pliocene mammals from Inchasi, Bolivia: The endemic fauna just before the Great American Interchange." (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
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