page_title: Amynodontidae
hierarchical_section_title: Amynodontidae
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch&#x3a;&#32; Cadurcotherium nouleti. Gewidmet Jean-Baptiste Noulet. Paratyp. Rupelium 33,9 bis 28,1 Millionen Jahre.English&#x3a;&#32; Cadurcotherium nouleti. Dedicated to Jean-Baptiste Noulet. Paratype. Rupelian (33,9 to 28,4 Ma)Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Cadurcotherium nouleti. Dédié à Jean-Baptiste Noulet. Paratype. Rupélien (33,9 à 28,4 Ma).
context_page_description: Amynodontidae is a family of extinct perissodactyls related to true rhinoceroses. They are commonly portrayed as semiaquatic hippo-like rhinos but this description only fits members of the Metamynodontini; other groups of amynodonts like the cadurcodontines had more typical ungulate proportions and convergently evolved a tapir-like proboscis. Their fossils have been found in North America, and Eurasia ranging in age from the Middle Eocene to the Early Oligocene, with a single genus surviving into the Late Oligocene in South Asia. The genus Metamynodon may have survived into the early Miocene.
context_section_description: Amynodontidae ("threatening tooth") is a family of extinct perissodactyls related to true rhinoceroses. They are commonly portrayed as semiaquatic hippo-like rhinos but this description only fits members of the Metamynodontini; other groups of amynodonts like the cadurcodontines had more typical ungulate proportions and convergently evolved a tapir-like proboscis. Their fossils have been found in North America, and Eurasia ranging in age from the Middle Eocene to the Early Oligocene, with a single genus (Cadurcotherium) surviving into the Late Oligocene in South Asia (Pakistan). The genus Metamynodon may have survived into the early Miocene.
caption: Tooth paratype of Cadurcotherium nouleti – MHNT
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