Amphirhagatherium

Amphirhagatherium; Temporal range: Late Eocene-Early Oligocene; ~37–29 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Model of A. weigelti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Choeropotamidae
Genus:	†Amphirhagatherium; Depéret, 1908
Type species
	†Amphirhagatherium fronstettense; Depéret, 1908
Species
	A. edwardsi; A. fronstettense; A. louisi; A. ruetimeyeri; A. weigelti;
Synonyms
	Anthracobunodon;

Amphirhagatherium is an extinct genus of artiodactyl that lived in northern Europe during the late Eocene to Early Oligocene.^[1]

The dentition of Amphirhagatherium suggests that the genus had a mixed diet of leaves and fruits likely eaten at ground level. Caniniform anterior teeth suggest that there may have been a small carnivorous dietary component, or were used for intraspecific combat.^[1]

Distribution[edit]

Eocene

Creechbarrow Limestone, Upper Headon Beds and Bembridge Marls Formations, England
Rocourt-Saint-Martin and Chéry-Chartreuve, France
Frohnstetten, Germany

Oligocene

Bembridge Marls, England

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Hooker, J. J. (2001). "A New Species of Amphirhagatherium (Choeropotamidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Late Eocene Headon Hill Formation of Southern England and Phylogeny of Endemic European 'anthracotherioids'". Palaeontology. 44 (5): 827. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00203.

[Hooker-1] Hooker, J. J. (2001). "A New Species of Amphirhagatherium (Choeropotamidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Late Eocene Headon Hill Formation of Southern England and Phylogeny of Endemic European 'anthracotherioids'". Palaeontology. 44 (5): 827. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00203.

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