Macrauchenia
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| phylum | Chordata | Macrauchenia was a three-toed South American ungulate mammal, typifying the order Litopterna. The oldest fossils date back to around 7 million years ago, and M. patachonica disappears from the fossil record during the late Pleistocene, around 20,000-10,000 years ago. Macrauchenia had a somewhat camel-like body, with sturdy legs, a long neck and a relatively small head. Its feet, however, more closely resembled those of a modern rhinoceros, and had three hoofs each.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Litopterna | |
| family | Macraucheniidae | |
| genus | Macrauchenia | |
| species | M. patachonica | |
| Temporal range | late Miocene to late Pleistocene |
