Eomoropus Osborn 1913 (chalicothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1913. Eomoropus, an American Eocene chalicothere. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32(14):261-274

Parent taxon: Chalicotheriidae according to J. J. Hooker and D. Dashzeveg 2004

See also Alroy 2002, Colbert 1935, Coombs 1998, Holbrook 1999, Peterson 1919, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Scott 1913

Sister taxa: Chalicotheriinae, Limognitherium, Macrotheriinae, Moropodinae, Moropus, Pernatherium, Schizotheriinae, Schizotherium

Subtaxa: Eomoropus amarorum Eomoropus anarsius Eomoropus major Eomoropus meridiorientalis Eomoropus minimus Eomoropus pawnyunti Eomoropus quadridentatus Eomoropus ulterior

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (7 collections), Thailand (1), United States (5: Utah, Wyoming)

Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences

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