Amphiorycteropus
Extinct family of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amphiorycteropus (Latin for "near aardvark") is an extinct genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from fossils dating from Middle Miocene to Early Pliocene, found in Africa, Asia and Europe.[1]
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Amphiorycteropus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Tubulidentata |
Family: | Orycteropodidae |
Genus: | †Amphiorycteropus Lehmann, 2009 |
Type species | |
Amphiorycteropus gaudryi Major, 1888 | |
Species | |
5 + 2, see text |
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