Uintatherium | |
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Information | |
Range | United states, China |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Dinocerata |
Family | Uintatheriidae |
Genus | Uintatherium |
Species | U. ancaps
U. insperatus |
Conservation Status | |
Extinct |
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.
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Classification and Description[]
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 bark like elephants do.
Facts[]
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