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Chalicotherium

A genus-level profile bounded to dental-wear samples labelled Chalicotherium goldfussi and the historical combination Chalicotherium (Anisodon) grande.

Represented rangeRange unavailable
Content packageperissodactyla
PBDBtxn:43079

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Claim ledger

morphology · medium

Southern German chalicotheriine material identified as Chalicotherium goldfussi and the historical combination Chalicotherium (Anisodon) grande preserves large ungual phalanges and shortened hind limbs, while claw use and upright feeding posture remain functional reconstructions.

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taxonomy · medium

Chalicotherium is retained at genus rank, but the evidence profile distinguishes C. goldfussi from material published under the historical combination Chalicotherium (Anisodon) grande.

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fossil-range · low

The atlas’s 15.97–5.33 Ma occurrence envelope is provisional; the cited wear study samples southern German MN5–MN9 material and does not establish exact genus-wide first or last appearances.

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ecology · medium

Sampled chalicotheriines show browse-dominated feeding with unusually abrasive bark or twig components; reconstructed claw use and posture remain functional interpretations.

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biogeography · medium

The detailed evidence is bounded to sampled Miocene localities in southern Germany; it is not used as proof of a complete Europe–Asia genus distribution.

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Known limits

References

  1. Feeding ecology of the Chalicotheriidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Ancylopoda): results from dental micro- and mesowear analysesSchulz, E.; Fahlke, J.M.; Merceron, G.; Kaiser, T.M. · 2007
  2. Open Tree of Life web servicesOpenTreeOfLife Project
  3. The Paleobiology Database application programming interfacePeters, S.E.; McClennen, M. · 2016 · DOI 10.1017/pab.2015.39
  4. Denormalized occurrence and taxon tables of the Paleobiology DatabaseThe Paleobiology Database Community; Kocsis, Á.T. · 2026 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21620933
  5. Perissodactyl evolutionAmerican Museum of Natural History
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