Named By: | Gaudry in 1863 |
Time Period: | 6.5-1.8 Ma Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene |
Location: | Africa and Eurasia |
Size: | About 2 meters high at the shoulder |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Remains of multiple individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Perissodactyla | Chalicotherioidea | Chalicotheriidae | Schizotheriinae | |
Ancylotherium (from Greek, meaning "hooked beast") is an extinct genus of the family Chalicotheriidae, subfamily Schizotheriinae, endemic to Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Late Miocene-Early Pleistocene (9.0--1.8 mya), existing for approximately 7.2 million years.