Borissiakia betpakdalensis
334334Borissiakia (†Borissiakia Borissiak, 1946)
Order: Perissodactyla
Superfamily: †Chalicotherioidea
Family: Chalicotheriidae
Time period: That lived during the late Oligocene (Central Asia).
Size: 4 m in length, 230 cm in height, 1200kg of weight
Typical representative: Borissiakia betpakdalensis Flerov, 1938.
Borissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals.They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.
Borissiakia (†Borissiakia Borissiak, 1946)
Order: Perissodactyla
Superfamily: †Chalicotherioidea
Family: Chalicotheriidae
Time period: That lived during the late Oligocene (Central Asia).
Size: 4 m in length, 230 cm in height, 1200kg of weight
Typical representative: Borissiakia betpakdalensis Flerov, 1938.
Borissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals.They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.
