Uintatherium Animal Of The World Wiki Fandom

Uintatherium Animal Of The World Wiki Fandom Type: mammal diet: herbivore size: 4‭ ‬meters long. protection status: extinct imagine a rhinoceros with several smaller horns on top of its head and forward teeth similar to a sabre toothed cat and you have a rough idea to what uintatherium looked like.‭ ‬although first named by joseph leidy in‭ ‬1872,‭ ‬uintatherium would become involved in the‭ ‘‬bone wars. Uintatherium, (meaning "beast of the uinta mountains") is an extinct genus of mammal that lived during the eocene epoch, which includes a single species currently recognized, u. anceps. they were similar to today's rhinoceros both in size and in shape, although they are not closely related. their fossils are the largest and most impressive of the finds at the excavation of fort bridger in.

Uintatherium Dinosaur Wiki Fandom Uintatherium was an extinct genus of large, hoofed mammals found as fossils in north america and asia in terrestrial deposits that date from the middle of the eocene epoch (55.8–33.9 million years ago). the size of a modern rhinoceros, uintatherium was among the largest animals of its time. the limbs were strongly constructed to support the. Uintatherium was an extinct herbivorous rhino like creature that lived the eocene period during the cenozoic era. it lived in the united states and the asian country of china and preferred swamps and wetlands to grasslands and forests. uintatherium belonged to the ungulate family and looked like a rhino with not horns, but bumps on its head. it used its tusks to dig out roots and strip tree. Uintatherium was a large browsing animal. with a skull 76 cm (30 in) long, 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall at the shoulder, [2] body length of about 4 m (13 ft) and a weight up to 2 tonnes, it was similar to today's rhinoceros, both in size and in shape. [3] its legs were robust to sustain the weight of the animal and were equipped with hooves. [4]. Animal of the world wiki 893. pages. explore. uintatherium; category:ungulates; animal of the world wiki is a fandom lifestyle community.