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Gobiatherium (from Gobi Desert, and Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon), meaning "beast") was one of the last uintatheriids, from the Mid Eocene of Mongolia.

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Gobiatherium (from Gobi Desert, and Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon), meaning "beast") was one of the last uintatheriids, from the Mid Eocene of Mongolia.

== Description == left|thumbnail|Skull of GobiatheriumUnlike its North American cousins, Uintatherium or Eobasileus, Gobiatherium lacked knob-like horns, or even fang-like tusks. Instead, it had enlarged cheekbones and an almost spherical snout. The dental formula of the genus is . The lower incisors were bilobed, and the genus lacks upper canines all together. The lower canines are reduced, and the lower jaw is shallow.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gobiatherium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.