Moropus
E473963
Moropus is an extinct genus of horse-like, clawed herbivorous mammals that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chalicothere
ⓘ
perissodactyl ⓘ prehistoric mammal genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Schizotheriines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | roughly horse-sized ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFromHorsesBy | presence of large claws instead of hooves ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | browser ⓘ |
| family | Chalicotheriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | browsed on leaves and twigs ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Joseph Leidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilTypeLocality | Plains of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
high-crowned cheek teeth
ⓘ
horse-like head ⓘ large claws on forelimbs ⓘ long forelimbs ⓘ shorter hindlimbs ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Moropus elatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moropus merriami NERFINISHED ⓘ Moropus oregonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExtinct | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Early Miocene
ⓘ
Late Miocene ⓘ Middle Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek words for "slow" and "foot" ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | slow foot ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | woodlands and open forests ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ancylotherium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chalicotherium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Schizotheriinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Moropus elatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedClawsFor |
digging
ⓘ
pulling down branches ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1857 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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