In Depth Tylocephalonyx is noted for being one of the dome headed chalicotheres due to the enlarged cranial dome of the skull which is the reason for the first two parts of the name which mean ‘knob head’. The rear part of the name is a reference to the claws on the hands that were … Read more
In Depth Ancylotherium may have been an atypical chalicothere with short hind legs, long fore arms, sloping back and horse-like head, but it was one of the few that did not walk upon its knuckles. Most other chalicothere genera walked on their knuckles to avoid damaging their long claws which they used to hook around … Read more