Species Classification: ‭ ‬Hyracodontidae.

Paraceratherium

paraceratherium

In Depth        To begin we’ll address the on-going confusion between the validity of the names Paraceratherium,‭ ‬Indricotherium and Baluchitherium.‭ ‬These are all separate genera’s established as homes for fossil material belonging to huge terrestrial mammals that are very similar to one another in form.‭ ‬In fact they are so similar that many palaeontologists consider them … Read more

Hyracodon

In Depth        Although Hyracodon looks a lot like a primitive horse,‭ ‬this genus actually represents a form of prehistoric rhino.‭ ‬Hyracodon is the type genus of the Hyracodontidae,‭ ‬a group of so called‭ ‘‬running rhinoceroses that fulfilled a similar ecological niche as primitive horses such as Mesohippus.‭ ‬Hyracodon seem to have inhabited a variety of … Read more

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