†Metriotherium Filhol 1882 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Parent taxon: Dichobuninae according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Hooker 1986 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aumelasia, Buxobune, Dichobune, Dichobunini, Meniscodon, Messelobunodon, Neufferia, Protodichobune, Synaphodus
Subtaxa: Metriotherium mirabile Metriotherium paulum Metriotherium sarelense
Type: Metriotherium mirabile
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (2 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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