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Chalicotheriidae

Chalicotheriidae (from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix), meaning "gravel", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast") is an extinct family of herbivorous, perissodactyl mammals. Unlike living odd-toed ungulates, chalicotheres bore large claws on their hands rather than hooves, thought to have been used for grasping vegetation, with their dentition being adapted…

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related to Systematics and taxonomy · 14
Chalicotheriidae → Ancylopoda, As, Ceratomorpha, Chalicotheres, Chalicotheriinae, Chalicotheriines, Equoidea, Lophiodontidae, Many, Oligocene, Perissodactyla, Schizotheriinae, They, This
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Chalicotheriidae → family that includes the Oligocene and later chalicotheres

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chalicotheriines schizotheriines miocene family rather two also subfamilies chalicotherium early chalicotheriids generally claws specialised anisodon forelimbs browsing chalicotheres interpreted history

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Chalicotheriidaeis afamily that includes the Oligocene and later chalicotheres0.90text
barkinstance offeeding mainly on leaves and also on tougher plant foods0.80text
twigsinstance offeeding mainly on leaves and also on tougher plant foods0.80text
and in some taxa fruit or other hard itemsinstance offeeding mainly on leaves and also on tougher plant foods0.80text
Chalicotheriuminstance ofA knuckle-supported forelimb stance has often been reconstructed for forms0.80text
but this should be treated as an interpretation rather than an absolutely settled factinstance ofA knuckle-supported forelimb stance has often been reconstructed for forms0.80text
Moropusinstance ofNorth American schizotheriines0.80text
Tylocephalonyx have microwear consistent mainly with leaf browsinginstance ofNorth American schizotheriines0.80text
in some cases with a greater contribution from barkinstance ofNorth American schizotheriines0.80text
twigsinstance ofNorth American schizotheriines0.80text
Chalicotheriuminstance ofA knuckle-supported or otherwise specialised forelimb stance has often been reconstructed for forms0.80text
but this is best presented as a functional interpretation rather than a directly observed certainty.HabitatChalicotheriids are generally associated with wooded habitatsinstance ofA knuckle-supported or otherwise specialised forelimb stance has often been reconstructed for forms0.80text

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