Moropus
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| phylum | Chordata | Like other chalicotheres ("odd-toed"), Moropus differed from their modern relatives in having large claws, rather than hooves, on the front feet; these claws may have been used for defense or digging for food. Moropus stood about 8 feet (2.4 m) tall at the shoulder. The three highly compressed claw-like hooves on each foot were split down the middle.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Perissodactyla | |
| suborder | †Ancylopoda | |
| family | †Chalicotheriidae | |
| genus | Moropus | |
| Temporal range | Early miocene |
