Cainotherium
2029720297Cainotherium (†Cainotherium (Bravard, 1828))
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Cainotheriidae
Size: 50-74 cm in length, 35 cm in height, ~ 4,5 kg of weight
Time period: Eocene–Early Miocene of Europe
Cainotherium is an extinct genus of hare-sized prehistoric even-toed ungulates. These herbivores lived in Europe from the Eocene until the early Miocene. The skeletal anatomy of these animals suggest they, along with other members of Cainotheriidae, belong to the artiodactyl suborder Tylopoda, together with oreodonts and modern camelids. Species had cloven hooves, similar to those of bovids or deer, although the shape and length of the limbs suggests that the living animals moved by leaping. The shape of the teeth also suggests a rabbit-like diet of nibbled vegetation, while the size of the auditory bulla and shape of the brain suggest that it would have had good senses of hearing and smell
Cainotherium (†Cainotherium (Bravard, 1828))
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Cainotheriidae
Size: 50-74 cm in length, 35 cm in height, ~ 4,5 kg of weight
Time period: Eocene–Early Miocene of Europe
Cainotherium is an extinct genus of hare-sized prehistoric even-toed ungulates. These herbivores lived in Europe from the Eocene until the early Miocene. The skeletal anatomy of these animals suggest they, along with other members of Cainotheriidae, belong to the artiodactyl suborder Tylopoda, together with oreodonts and modern camelids. Species had cloven hooves, similar to those of bovids or deer, although the shape and length of the limbs suggests that the living animals moved by leaping. The shape of the teeth also suggests a rabbit-like diet of nibbled vegetation, while the size of the auditory bulla and shape of the brain suggest that it would have had good senses of hearing and smell
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