†Macrotherium Lartet 1837 (chalicothere)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Parent taxon: Schizotheriinae according to D. R. Prothero and R. M. Schoch 1989
See also Carroll 1988, Colbert 1935, Cope 1891 and Skinner 1968
Sister taxa: Ancylotheriopus, Ancylotherium, Borissiakia, Metaschizotherium, Phyllotillon, Tylocephalonyx
Subtaxa: Macrotherium giganteum Macrotherium magnum Macrotherium minus Macrotherium rhodanicum Macrotherium sansaniense Macrotherium secundarium Macrotherium turgaicum
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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