Libycosaurus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Libycosaurus ("Lizard of Libya") was one of the last anthracothere genera. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, and ranged throughout Central and Northern Africa, and in Uganda, in what was then a lush, marshy environment. [1]
Quick Facts Libycosaurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Late Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Libycosaurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Late Miocene | |
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Fossil of Libycosaurus petrocchii in the Museum of Geology and Paleontology of Florence | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Anthracotheriidae |
Subfamily: | †Bothriodontinae |
Genus: | †Libycosaurus Bonnarelli, 1947 |
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