Named By: | Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877 |
Time Period: | Early Miocene, 23-13.6 Ma |
Location: | Across the United States |
Size: | About 2.4 meters tall at the shoulder |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Remains of multiple individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Chalicotherioidea | Chalicotheriidae | Schizotheriinae | |
Also known as: | | Chalicotherium merriami | Lophiodon oregonensis | Macrotherium merriami | Moropus cooki | Macrotherium matthewi | Moropus parvus | Moropus petersoni | |
Moropus (meaning "slow foot") is an extinct genus of perissodactyl ("odd-toed") mammal that belonged to the group called chalicotheres, which were endemic to North America during the Miocene from ~23.0--13.6 Mya, existing for approximately 9.4 million years.
Moropus is related to the modern horse, rhino, and tapir.