Metarhinus

Metarhinus
Temporal range: Eocene,
Metarhinus jaw at Mission Trails Regional Park visitor center
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Brontotheriidae
Genus: †Metarhinus
Osborn, 1908
Type species
Metarhinus fluviatilis
Osborn, 1908
Species
  • M. fluviatilis (Osborn, 1908)
  • M. abbotti (Riggs, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Telmatherium accola (Cook, 1926)
  • Telmatherium advocata (Cook, 1926)
  • Metarhinus riparius (Riggs, 1912)
  • Metarhinus cristatus (Riggs, 1912)
  • Metarhinus earlei (Riggs, 1912)
  • Heterotitanops parvus (Peterson, 1914)

Metarhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Eocene 46.2—40.4 mya, existing for approximately 6 million years.

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