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'''''Eotitanops''''' ('dawn titan-face') is an extinct genus of mammal. |
'''''Eotitanops''''' ('dawn titan-face') is an extinct genus of mammal. |
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''Eotitanops'' was the earliest known [[genus]] of brontothere. While brontotheres generally known as very large animals, ''Eotitanops'' was only 45 cm (1 ft 6 in) tall at the [[shoulder]]. It probably resembled a larger, bulkier version of the early [[horse]] ''[[Hyracotherium]]''. Like this creature, it ate [[leaf|leaves]] and had four-toed front legs and three-toed hind legs. |
''Eotitanops'' was the earliest known [[genus]] of brontothere. While brontotheres generally known as very large animals, ''Eotitanops'' was only 45 cm (1 ft 6 in) tall at the [[shoulder]]. It probably resembled a larger, bulkier version of its contemporary, the early [[horse]] ''[[Hyracotherium]]''. Like this creature, it ate [[leaf|leaves]] and had four-toed front legs and three-toed hind legs. |
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| Eotitanops Temporal range: Early to Mid Eocene
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| Eotitanops borealis | |
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| Genus: | Eotitanops Osborn, 1907
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Eotitanops ('dawn titan-face') is an extinct genus of mammal.
Eotitanops was the earliest known genus of brontothere. While brontotheres generally known as very large animals, Eotitanops was only 45 cm (1 ft 6 in) tall at the shoulder. It probably resembled a larger, bulkier version of its contemporary, the early horse Hyracotherium. Like this creature, it ate leaves and had four-toed front legs and three-toed hind legs.
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