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Extinct genus of mammals

Limnenetes
Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Merycoidodontidae
Genus: Limnenetes
Type species
Limnenetes platyceps
Species

L. platyceps

Limnenetes is an extinct genus of oreodont, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Eocene 37.2—33.9 mya, existing for approximately 3 million years. Fossils have been uncovered in Montana and Texas.

Limnenetes was a herbivore with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.

Resources

  1. Limnenetes at fossilworks
Taxon identifiers
Limnenetes
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