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Agriochoerus
''Agriochoerus'' is an extinct genus of scansorial herbivore of the Tylopoda, tylopod family (biology), family Agriochoeridae, endemic to North America. ''Agriochoerus'' and other agriochoerids possessed claws, which is rare within Artiodactyla, as well as likely being scansorial. Description ''Agriochoerus'' was about the size of a Ovis aries, sheep, weighing around 85 kilograms. Like other agriochoerids, it possessed a body shape unusual for an artiodactyl. The body was rather elongated and supported by more elongated and slender limbs than those of others within the Merycoidodontoidea. The front legs were five-toed, with an atrophied thumb, while the hind legs had only four toes. The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriochoerus
''Agriochoerus'' is an extinct genus of scansorial herbivore of the Tylopoda, tylopod family (biology), family Agriochoeridae, endemic to North America. ''Agriochoerus'' and other agriochoerids possessed claws, which is rare within Artiodactyla, as well as likely being scansorial. Description ''Agriochoerus'' was about the size of a Ovis aries, sheep, weighing around 85 kilograms. Like other agriochoerids, it possessed a body shape unusual for an artiodactyl. The body was rather elongated and supported by more elongated and slender limbs than those of others within the Merycoidodontoidea. The front legs were five-toed, with an atrophied thumb, while the hind legs had only four toes. The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
