Eobasileus cornutus Cope, 1872
Systematics: Mammalia Laurasiatheria Scrotifera Ferungulata Ungulata Dinocerata Uintatheriidae
Size: 2.1 m high at shoulder
Type Horizon and Locality: Late Eocene, Washakie Formation (Uintan) Carbon County, Wyoming, US
Type Specimen: AMNH 5040, a well preserved skull and postcranial elements including a pelvis, right femur, right scapula, ribs and vertebrae.
The Dinocerates form a small family of medium to large ungulates that lived from the Late Paleocene to the Late Eocene periods of North America and East Asia. They were characterized by multiple horns on the skull and large canines. Eobasileus cornutus from the Late Eocene of Western North America was the largest species reaching a height of more than 2 meters at the shoulders.
July 22, 2021
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