Moropus distans Marsh 1877 (chalicothere)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1877. Notice of some new vertebrate fossils. American Journal of Arts and Sciences 14:249-256

Belongs to Moropus according to O. C. Marsh 1877

See also Coombs et al. 2001 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Moropus betpakdalensis, Moropus elatus, Moropus hollandi, Moropus matthewi, Moropus maximus, Moropus merriami, Moropus oregonensis, Moropus senex

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Moropus distans in the database

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