Mesatirhinus

Mesatirhinus Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Brontotheriidae
Genus:	†Mesatirhinus Osborn, 1908

Mesatirhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America during the Eocene living from 50.3 to 42 mya, existing for approximately 8.3 million years.^[1]

Taxonomy

Mesatirhinus was named by Osborn (1908). It is not extant. It was assigned to Brontotheriidae by Osborn (1908) and Carroll (1988); and to Dolichorhininae by Mader (1998).^[2]

Morphology

This animal's height is said to be approximately 1 m (3 feet).

References

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Brontotheriidae

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Clade: Synapsida
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Perissodactyla
• Suborder: Hippomorpha

Basal brontotheres

• Eotitanops
• Lambdotherium
• Pakotitanops
• Palaeosyops
• Mulkrajanops

Brontotheriinae

Bunobrontops Mesatirhinus Dolichorhinus Sphenocoelus Desmatotitan Fossendorhinus Metarhinus Microtitan Sthenodectes Telmatherium Metatelmatherium Epimanteoceras Hyotitan Nanotitanops Pygmaetitan Acrotitan Arctotitan Qufutitan
Brontotheriini	Protitan Protitanotherium Rhinotitan Diplacodon Pachytitan Brachydiastematherium Sivatitanops Embolotheriina Gnathotitan Aktautitan Metatitan Nasamplus Protembolotherium Embolotherium Brontotheriina Parabrontops Protitanops Notiotitanops Diantotitan Duchesneodus Megacerops

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