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Anthracobune
Eocene epoch mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthracobune ("coal mound") is an extinct genus of stem perissodactyl from the middle Eocene of the Upper Kuldana Formation of Kohat, Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Family: | †Anthracobunidae |
Genus: | †Anthracobune Pilgrim 1940 |
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The inferred range of Anthracobune |
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The size of a small tapir, it lived in a marshy environment and fed on soft aquatic plants. It is the largest known anthracobunid. This group was formerly classified with proboscideans.