Palaeosyops

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Paleosyops
Fossil range: Miocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Paleosyops
Species
  • P. paludosus
  • P. major
  • P. humilis
  • P. junius

Paleosyops is a member of the brontothere order mammals. This animal was commonly found in Wyoming fossil beds [1] and were primarily fossilized teeth. From all of the species of this animal, it is concluded that Paleosyops major was the largest. It has been said by some scientists that some species of this animal may have consumed both meat and plants.