Anoplotheriidae
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thumb|right|Skull of Anoplotherium|Anoplotherium commune, showing the unspecified dentition
Anoplotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyl ungulates. They were endemic to Europe during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs about 44—30 million years ago. The name is derived from the ("unarmed") and θήριον ("beast"), translating as "unarmed beast".
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