Arsinoitheriidae

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Arsinoitheriids
Arsinoitherium zitteli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: †Embrithopoda Family: Arsinoitheriidae Andrews, 1904
Genus
All extinct, see text

Arsinoitheriidae was a family of mammals belonging to the extinct order Embrithopoda. Remains have been found in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. Although they looked like modern a rhinoceros, they were not closely related. They lived from the Eocene to the Oligocene periods. The name comes from the ancient queen of Arsinoe, where some fossils were found belonging to Arsinoitherium near her palace.

[edit] Species

• Genus Arsinoitherium
  • Arsinoitherium andrewsii - Egypt
  • Arsinoitherium giganteum - Ethiopia
  • Arsinoitherium zitteli - Egypt, Libya, Angola, Oman
• Genus Crivadiatherium
  • Crivadiatherium iliescui - Romania
• Genus Palaeoamasia
  • Palaeoamasia kansui - Turkey

[edit] External links

• The Paleobiology Database
• Mikko's Phylogeny Archive