Brachydiastematherium
Sign in to saveBrachydiastematherium (literally "short diastema beast") is a genus of Eocene brontotheriid. It is the westernmost species of brontothere, with the first fossils of it being found in Transylvania, Romania. Only the type species, B. transylvanicum, is known.
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Brachydiastematherium (literally "short diastema beast") is a genus of Eocene brontotheriid. It is the westernmost species of brontothere, with the first fossils of it being found in Transylvania, Romania. Only the type species, B. transylvanicum, is known.
== Description == In comparison with other brontothere fossils, it is suggested that B. transylvanicum would have had an elongated head, not unlike Dolichorhinus, and be about 2 meters at the withers (anatomically speaking, the highest part of the back at the base of the neck). The name of Brachydiastematherium comes from the fact that the genus lacks a large diastema (tooth gap) between the canines and the premolars. This trait is shared by another genus, Metatitan, which also shares the unique trait of a molariform metaconid.
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