page_title: Chalicotherium
section_title: Taxonomic history
hierarchical_section_title: Chalicotherium / Classification / Taxonomic history
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch&#x3a;&#32; Chalicotherium goldfussi Oberkiefer&#160;: zwei Ansichten derselben Probe Stuf&#160;: Mittleres Miozän von etwa 15.97 Millionen Jahren und endete vor etwa 11.608 Millionen Jahren. Sammlung&#160;: Spende, Herr Chaton Uhrmacher in St Gaudens, 28. August 1873English&#x3a;&#32; Chalicotherium goldfussi , maxilla&#160;: two views of the same specimen Stage&#160;: Middle Miocene from 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma to 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). Collection&#160;: Donation of Mr Chaton, Watchmaker in St Gaudens, August 28, 1873Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Chalicotherium goldfussi , maxillaire&#160;: deux vues du même spécimen Étage&#160;: Miocène moyen15.97 ± 0,05 à 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma millions d'années. Collection&#160;: Don de Mr Chaton, Horloger à St Gaudens, 28 Août 1873
context_page_description: Chalicotherium is a genus of extinct odd-toed ungulates of the order Perissodactyla and family Chalicotheriidae, found in Europe, Africa, and Asia from the Late Oligocene to Early Pliocene, 28.4–3.6 million years ago, existing for approximately 24.8 million years.
  This animal would look much like other chalicotheriid species: an odd-looking herbivore with long clawed forelimbs and stouter weight-bearing hindlimbs.
  The type species, Chalicotherium goldfussi, from Miocene and Pliocene Europe, was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1833.
context_section_description: The type specimens for Chalicotherium goldfussi were found in the Upper Miocene strata of the Dinotherien-sande beds near Eppelsheim, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Germany. Johann Jakob Kaup, when describing this new animal in 1833, found the teeth to be pebble-like and named the creature accordingly. Later on, limbs found in strata located at Sansan in the department of Gers, Southwestern France, were first described as Macrotherium by Édouard Lartet in 1837. Further study of these fossil remains and subsequent finds by Filhol warranted a referral of the material described as Macrotherium to Chalicotherium.
  Referral history for each species is detailed in the species list below along with morphological and geographical data where available.
caption: Chalicotherium goldfussi jaw
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