Extinct Perissodactyl ungulate genus from Late Eocene epoch
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Megacerops
Temporal range: Eocene (Priabonian), 38–33.9 Ma
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Mounted skeleton, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Family:
†Brontotheriidae
Subfamily:
†Brontotheriinae
Tribe:
†Brontotheriini
Subtribe:
†Brontotheriina
Infratribe:
†Brontotheriita
Genus:
†Megacerops Leidy, 1870
Species
†M. coloradensis Leidy, 1870 (type species)
†M. kuwagatarhinus Mader and Alexander, 1995
Synonyms
Brontotherium Cope, 1873
Brontops
Menodus
Titanotherium
Ateleodon
Oreinotherium
Megacerops ("large-horned face", from méga- "large" + kéras "horn" + ōps "face") is an extinct genus of the prehistoric odd-toed ungulate (hoofed mammal) family Brontotheriidae, an extinct group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses. It was endemic to North America during the Late Eocene epoch (38–33.9 mya), existing for approximately 4.1 million years.[1]
existing for approximately 4.1 million years. Megacerops was named by Leidy (1870). Its type species is Megacerops coloradensis. It was synonymized subjectively...
tall with horn-like skull appendages. The North American brontothere Megacerops, for example, evolved large sexually dimorphic paired horns above their...
the solid and sturdy horns of the North American brontotheres, such as Megacerops, it does not seem likely that the ram served as a weapon for contests...
Brontotheriidae (synonym Titanotheriidae), the most well-known representative being Megacerops and the more basal family Lambdotheriidae. They were generally characterized...
event, leading to new adaptations in mammals such as large sizes. A male Megacerops, one of these new giant mammals, unsuccessfully spars with a rival male...
the species P. curryi have been found. It bore a strong resemblance to Megacerops brontotheres with its knob-shaped horns. However, the position of the...
were similar to the neural spines of extinct hump-backed mammals such as Megacerops and Bison latifrons. In 2014, Ibrahim and colleagues instead posited that...
Earth's Core. Mastodon (Maj) – It first appeared in Tanar of Pellucidar. Megacerops (identified by its synonym Brontotherium) – Pellucidarian name unknown...
from the family Brontotheriidae attained huge sizes. The North American Megacerops (also known as Brontotherium) reached 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall at the shoulders...
were similar to the neural spines of extinct hump-backed mammals such as Megacerops and Bison latifrons. Dimetrodon may have used the sail on its back to...
Genus Mesatirhinus Subfamily Brontotheriinae Genus Duchesneodus Genus Megacerops Subfamily Embolotheriinae Genus Titanodectes Genus Embolotherium Genus...
among rich mammalian faunas. B. cursor is found in close association with Megacerops, and B. geographicus with Merycoidodon, which might imply predation on...
Eutreptornis co-existed with a rich mammalian megafauna, such as the brontothere Megacerops, as well as other terrestrial birds, including other bathornithid birds...
†Mecistoneuron perpetuum – type locality for species Mecocephala †Megacerops †Megacerops kuwagatarhinus Megachile †Megachile praedicta – type locality for...
for genus †Mcconichthys longipinnis – type locality for species †Megacerops †Megacerops kuwagatarhinus – type locality for species †Megahippus †Megalagus...
dasypelix – type locality for species †Mattimys †Mattimys kalicola †Megacerops †Megacerops osborni – type locality for species †Megadelphus †Megadelphus lundeliusi...
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