Diadiaphorus
Sign in to saveDiadiaphorus is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal from the Miocene of Argentina (Ituzaingó, Pinturas, Chiquimil and Santa Cruz Formations) and Bolivia (Nazareno Formation), South America.
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- Parent taxon
- Proterotheriidae
- Image
- Diadiaphorus majusculu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Diadiaphorus
- taxon name
- Diadiaphorus
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 17500000-0
- end time
- 6800000-00
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Diadiaphorus is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal from the Miocene of Argentina (Ituzaingó, Pinturas, Chiquimil and Santa Cruz Formations) and Bolivia (Nazareno Formation), South America.
== Description == thumb|left|Size comparison between a human and D. majusculus. Diadiaphorus closely resembled a horse, but was only around in body length with a weight , similar to a modern sheep.
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