Cainotherium laticurvatum Geoffroy 1833 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae

Alternative combination: Caenotherium laticurvatum

Synonyms: Caenotherium commune Bravard 1835, Caenotherium concinnum Meyer 1843, Caenotherium cournonense Blainville 1849, Caenotherium elegans Pomel 1847, Caenotherium geoffroyi Pomel 1851, Caenotherium leptognathum Leizer and Parieu 1838, Caenotherium leptorhynchum Pomel 1846, Caenotherium medium Blainville 1849, Caenotherium metopias Pomel 1851, Caenotherium minimum Bravard 1835, Caenotherium nouleti Lartet 1851

Belongs to Cainotherium according to J. Erfurt and G. Metais 2007

See also Hürzeler 1936

Sister taxa: Cainotherium bavaricum, Cainotherium commune, Cainotherium huerzeleri, Cainotherium lintillae, Cainotherium miocaenicum, Cainotherium renggeri

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Branssat (Oligocene of France)

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