Definition of Anoplotheriid. Meaning of Anoplotheriid. Synonyms of Anoplotheriid

- Anoplotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyl ungulates. They were endemic to Europe during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs about 44—30 million years...
- to Anoplotherium and not Dichobune. After several revisions of the anoplotheriids, there are currently four known species of which D. minor is the type...
- the type genus of the subfamily Dacrytheriinae, the older of the two anoplotheriid subfamilies. Dacrytherium was first erected in 1876 by the French palaeontologist...
- laticurvatum took priority. The early 19th century also saw confusions between anoplotheriids and chalicotheres as a result of similar traits that caused palaeontologists...
- western Europe. Ephelconemus has several unusual traits compared to other anoplotheriids, such as an elongated and tusk-shaped first upper incisor and a hollow...
- the result of Hawkins' overreliance on camelids as an analogue for anoplotheriids. Anoplotherium is today thought to have used its robust build and long...
- 7 in) tall at the shoulder, weighing about 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). The anoplotheriid Anoplotherium is thought to have been capable of reaching up to 271 kg...
- and molars. The anoplotheriid is known by very few facial and limb remains, most of which are fragmentary. Typical of anoplotheriids, Catodontherium lived...
- with only a few contemporary mammalian groups such as lophiodonts, anoplotheriids, and other palaeotheres reaching similar or larger body sizes. According...
- record at ~48 Ma). The exact evolutionary origins and dispersals of the anoplotheriids are uncertain, but they exclusively resided within the continent when...