- Formerly = Chalicotherium grande (Blainville, 1849)
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Perissodactyla
Chalicotheriidae
Chalicotheriinae
Late Oligocene to Early Pliocene
Europe
Height: 2.5+ m at the shoulder
A knuckle walking relative of modern day horses, rhinos, and tapirs, A. grande (not to be confused with Ariana Grande) spent a lot of her time sitting in front of trees and eating their leaves like a gorilla or panda.
Saturday, June 20th, 2015
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