Metaschizotherium von Koenigswald 1932 (chalicothere)

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

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Makapansgat-Mbrs 3/4/5 (Pliocene of South Africa)

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