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Image reference: 1525
Title:
Astrapotherium, a Tertiary mammal
Description:
Artist's impression of Astrapotherium, a rhinoceros-sized ungulate found in Santa Cruz, Argentina, during the Oligocene and Miocene 33.7 to 5.3 million years ago. Illustration by Michael Long.
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Collection: Dinosaurs and Extinct Species
Category: Mammals
Theme: Light and Heavy
Keywords: argentina, artist, astrapotheria, astrapotheriidae, black, cenozoic, cruz, drinking, epitheria, eutheria, extinct, fur, heavy, impression, landscape, long, michael r, mammal, mammalia, meridiungulata, miocene, oligocene, placental, shore, tertiary, theria, thirsty, ungulate, water
Genus/Species :
Astrapotherium
© Michael Long/NHMPL
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| | The skeloton of Astrapotherium was 2.5 meters in length, with a long neck and short lightly built legs. Its teeth were large with hippo-like canines.
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