Chemositia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals. They lived in Africa, and had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.[1]
| Chemositia Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Chalicotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Schizotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Chemositia Pickford, 1979 |
| Species: | †C. tugenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chemositia tugenensis Pickford, 1979 | |
Many authorities do not believe that Chemositia is a valid genus and synonymize it with Ancylotherium or Metaschizotherium.[2][3]
References
Sources
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell