Biology:Libycosaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
| Libycosaurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Late Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Anthracotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothriodontinae |
| Genus: | †Libycosaurus Bonnarelli, 1947 |
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Libycosaurus ("Lizard of Libya") was one of the last anthracothere genera. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, and ranged throughout Central and Northern Africa, and in Uganda, in what was then a lush, marshy environment. [1]
References
- ↑ "Anthracothere dental anatomy reveals a late Miocene Chado-Libyan bioprovince". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103 (23): 8763–7. June 2006. doi:10.1073/pnas.0603126103. PMID 16723392. Bibcode: 2006PNAS..103.8763L.
Wikidata ☰ Q6542959 entry
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