Protitanotherium
Temporal range:
Protitanotherium emarginatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Brontotheriidae
Genus: †Protitanotherium
Gregory 1912
Species
  • P. emarginatum Hatcher 1895
  • P. koreanicum Takai 1939

Protitanotherium (Latin: "before" (pro), + Greek: "giant" (titan) "beast" (therion)[1]) is a genus of brontotheres native to North America and Korea. They lived during the Middle to Late Eocene 46.2—33.9 mya, existing for approximately 12 million years.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Brontopinae at fossilworks


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