Gobiatherium (meaning "Beast of the Gobi Desert") was one of the last uintatheres, from the Mid Eocene of Mongolia. Unlike its North American cousins, Uintatherium or Eobasileus, Gobiatherium lacked knob-like horns, or even fang-like tusks. Instead, it had enlarged cheekbones and an almost spherical snout.
Because of the noticeable lack of many diagnostic uintathere features (the horns and tusks), the genus is placed within its own subfamily, "Gobiatheriinae", though some experts prefer to rank it as the family "Gobiatheriidae".
Referencesedit
Cheng Jie & Ma Aneheng: New mammalian materials from the Eocene of the Liguanqiao basin. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 28, 1990, S. 228–244.
McKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. 1997, Columbia University Press, New York. ISBN978-0-231-11013-6
Spencer George Lucas: Gobiatherium (Mammalia: Dinocerata) from the Middle Eocene of Asia: Taxonomy and biochronological Significance. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 74 (4), 2001, S. 591–600.
gobiatherium, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, june, 2022, learn, when, remov. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Gobiatherium meaning Beast of the Gobi Desert was one of the last uintatheres from the Mid Eocene of Mongolia Unlike its North American cousins Uintatherium or Eobasileus Gobiatherium lacked knob like horns or even fang like tusks Instead it had enlarged cheekbones and an almost spherical snout GobiatheriumTemporal range Middle Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Gobiatherium major and the pantodont Hypercoryphodon Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Dinocerata Family Uintatheriidae Subfamily GobiatheriinaeFlerov 1952 Genus GobiatheriumOsborn amp Granger 1932 Species G major G mirificum G monolobotum Skull of Gobiatherium Because of the noticeable lack of many diagnostic uintathere features the horns and tusks the genus is placed within its own subfamily Gobiatheriinae though some experts prefer to rank it as the family Gobiatheriidae References editCheng Jie amp Ma Aneheng New mammalian materials from the Eocene of the Liguanqiao basin Vertebrata PalAsiatica 28 1990 S 228 244 McKenna M C amp Bell S K Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1997 Columbia University Press New York ISBN 978 0 231 11013 6 Spencer George Lucas Gobiatherium Mammalia Dinocerata from the Middle Eocene of Asia Taxonomy and biochronological Significance Palaontologische Zeitschrift 74 4 2001 S 591 600 nbsp Paleontology portal nbsp This prehistoric mammal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gobiatherium amp oldid 1186411039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
