Chalicotherium
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phylum | Chordata | Chalicotherium, like many members of Perissodactyla, was adapted to browsing, though uniquely adapted to do so among its ungulate relatives. Its arms were long and heavily clawed, allowing them to walk on their knuckles only. The arms were used to reach for high branches and bring them close to its short-faced head to strip them clean of leaves.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Perissodactyla | |
suborder | †Ancylopoda | |
family | †Chalicotheriidae | |
genus | Chalicotherium | |
Temporal range | Late Oligocene–Early Pliocene |