Libycosaurus
2026720267Libycosaurus (†Libycosaurus (Bonnarelli, 1947))
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Anthracotheriidae
Subfamily: †Bothriodontinae
Temporal range: during the Middle Miocene to Late Miocene (Africa)
Libycosaurus was one of the last anthracothere genera. Anthracotheriidae is a paraphyletic family of extinct, hippopotamus-like artiodactyl ungulates related to hippopotamuses and whales. Libycosaurus ranged throughout Central and Northern Africa, in what was then a lush, marshy environment.
Libycosaurus (†Libycosaurus (Bonnarelli, 1947))
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Anthracotheriidae
Subfamily: †Bothriodontinae
Temporal range: during the Middle Miocene to Late Miocene (Africa)
Libycosaurus was one of the last anthracothere genera. Anthracotheriidae is a paraphyletic family of extinct, hippopotamus-like artiodactyl ungulates related to hippopotamuses and whales. Libycosaurus ranged throughout Central and Northern Africa, in what was then a lush, marshy environment.