†Metaschizotherium von Koenigswald 1932 (chalicothere)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Parent taxon: Schizotheriinae according to D. Geraads et al. 2007
See also Colbert 1935 and Prothero and Schoch 1989
Sister taxa: Ancylotheriopus, Ancylotherium, Borissiakia, Macrotherium, Phyllotillon, Tylocephalonyx
Subtaxa: Metaschizotherium henningi
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Makapansgat-Mbrs 3/4/5 (Pliocene of South Africa)
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