In Depth Merycopotamus is a genus of anthracothere mammal that lived in both Africa and Asia during from the Miocene to Pliocene periods. Further Reading - A New Species of Bothriodontinae, Merycopotamus thachangensis (Cetartiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae) from the Late Miocene of Nakhon Ratchasima, Northeastern Thailand. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28 (4): 1182–1188. - R. Hanta, … Read more
In Depth Jaggermeryx is a genus of anthracothere that lived in Egypt during the Miocene period. Jaggermeryx is noted for having jawbones which have eight mental foramen on each size, which is a strong indicator that Jaggermeryx had very sensitive lips as well as a snout. These feeding adaptations would have had a very fleshy … Read more
In Depth The name Libycosaurus is definitely a misnomer to be sure. When Libycosaurus was first named by Bonarelli in 1947 the partial fossil remains were thought to be those of a dinosaur. It was only later that it was realised that Libycosaurus was actually a kind of prehistoric relative of hippopotamuses. At the time … Read more