Moropus
Sign in to saveMoropus (meaning "slow foot") is an extinct genus of large perissodactyl mammal in the chalicothere family. They were endemic to North America during the Miocene from ~20.4–13.6 Mya, existing for approximately . Moropus belonged to the schizotheriine subfamily of chalicotheres, and has the best fossil record of any member of this group; numbers of individuals, including complete skeletons, have been found. The type species of Moropus, M. distans, was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877, alongside two other species, M. elatus and M. senex. Three more species have been named since. Others hav
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Chalicotheriidae
- Image
- Moropus oregonensis.jpg
- Height
- 2.4
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- location of discovery
- Mineral County
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Moropus
- taxon name
- Moropus
- start time
- 20430000-0
- end time
- 13600000-0
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Moropus (ou “pé lento”) é um mamífero extinto, pertencente à família Chalicotheriidae, ordem Perissodactyla (“cascos ímpares”), que incluem o cavalo, o rinoceronte, e a anta modernos. Viveram principalmente durante o Mioceno. Como outros , diferiram de seus parentes modernos por terem garras grandes, em vez de cascos, nos membros dianteiros; estas garras podem ter sido usadas para a defesa ou escavar o alimento. Os animais do gênero Moropus podiam atingir aproximadamente 2,5 m de altura no ombro. Os fósseis do Moropus foram encontrados na América do Norte.
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