Borissiakia

Extinct genus of herbivorous odd-toed ungulates

Borissiakia Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓


Mounted skeleton (top) and life restoration (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Chalicotheriidae
Subfamily:	†Schizotheriinae
Genus:	†Borissiakia Butler, 1965
Type species
†Borissiakia betpakdalensis originally Moropus betpakdalensis Flerov, 1938

Borissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals, that lived during the late Oligocene in Kazakhstan. They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.^[1]

References

^ Coombs, Margery C. (13 Feb 2009). "The chalicothere Metaschizotherium bavaricum (Perissodactyla, Chalicotheriidae, Schizotheriinae) from the Miocene (MN5) Lagerstatte of Sandelzhausen (Germany): description, comparison, and paleoecological significance" (PDF). Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 83 (1). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg: 85–129. doi:10.1007/s12542-009-0004-x. S2CID 140194075. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2018.

Chalicotheriinae	Anisodon Chalicotherium Hesperotherium Kalimantsia Nestoritherium Winamia
Schizotheriinae	Ancylotherium Borissiakia Chemositia Metaschizotherium Moropus Phyllotillon Schizotherium Tylocephalonyx