Ancylotheriopus Guérin 1987 (chalicothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Full reference: C. Guérin. 1987. Animal prints and trails. Chalicotheriidae. Laetoli. A Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania 469-471

Parent taxon: Schizotheriinae according to C. Guérin 1987

Sister taxa: Ancylotherium, Borissiakia, Macrotherium, Metaschizotherium, Phyllotillon, Tylocephalonyx

Subtaxa: Ancylotheriopus tanzaniae

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Type: Ancylotheriopus tanzaniae

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Laetoli Footprint-C (Pliocene to Pliocene of Tanzania)

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