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Leptauchenia is an
extinct goat-like
genus of
terrestrial herbivore belonging to the
oreodont family Merycoidodontidae, and the type
genus of the tribe...
- cat-sized
Sespia Medium desert herbivore –
Mesoreodon and the
ubiquitous Leptauchenia The
family Merycoidodontidae is
divided into
eleven subfamilies, with...
- desert-dwelling.[citation needed] The
genus was
closely related to the
larger Leptauchenia.
Fossils of the best
known species, the cat-sized S. californica, have...
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throughout North America during the Late Oligocene.
Because skeletons of
Leptauchenia and
Sespia have been
found by the
literal thousands, they are
often quoted...
- It
lived in the
deserts of the Late Oligocene,
alongside the
oreodont Leptauchenia.
Protoceras at
fossilworks Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The
Marshall Illustrated...
- (Oreodonts)
Genus Promerycoc****us
Genus Merycoidodon Genus Brachycrus Genus Leptauchenia Genus Sespia Genus Mesoreodon Genus Minioc****us
Genus Eporeodon Family...
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major (type) †E.
occidentalis †E.
pygmyus †Merycoidodontidae
Oligocene †
Leptauchenia †Merycoidodontidae †Merycoidodon †Merycoidodontidae †Minioc****us †Merycoidodontidae...
- Pseudodesmatoc****us),
Hypsiops (syn. Pseudomesoreodon, Submerycoc****us),
Leptauchenia (syn. Brachymeryx, Cyclopidius, Hadroleptauchenia, Pithecistes, Pseudocyclopidius)...
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Early rhinoceros Eporeodon E.
major SD
Incredibly rare
Large oredodont Leptauchenia L.
decora SD, NE
Teeth and
skulls Small Oreodont Merycoidodon M. culbertsoni...
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primus – type
locality for
species †
Leptauchenia †
Leptauchenia decora – type
locality for
species †
Leptauchenia major – type
locality for
species †Leptictis...
