Propalaeotherium
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Propalaeotherium was an early genus of perissodactyl endemic to Europe and Asia during the early Eocene. There are currently six recognised species within the genus, with P. isselanum as the type species (named by Georges Cuvier in 1824).[1]
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Propalaeotherium | |
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Restored P. hassiacum skeleton | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | †Palaeotheriidae |
Genus: | †Propalaeotherium Gervais, 1849 |
Type species | |
†Propalaeotherium isselanum Cuvier, 1824 | |
Species[1] | |
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