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Amynodontidae

Synonyms: Gigantamynodon cessator; Gigantamynodon giganteus; Gigantamynodon maguanensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Amynodontidae ("threatening tooth") is a family of extinct perissodactyls related to true rhinoceroses, they are commonly portrayed as semiaquatic hippo-like rhinos but this description only fits members of the Metamynodontini, other groups of amynodonts like the cadurcodontines had more typical ungulate proportions and convergently evolved a tapir-like proboscis. Their fossils have been found in North America, Europe and Asia ranging in age from the Middle Eocene to the Early Oligocene, with a single genus (Cadurcotherium) surviving into the Late Oligocene in South Asia (Pakistan).
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Genus

Amynodon (5)
Amynodontopsis (2)
Andarakodon (1)
Cadurcodon (13)
Cadurcotherium (3)
Megalamynodon (1)
Metamynodon (3)
Procadurcodon (1)
Sellamynodon (1)
Sharamynodon (6)
Zaisanamynodon (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0