Anthracobune Temporal range: Middle Eocene |
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Cranial elements of members of Anthracobune | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: |
†Anthracobunidae Wells & Gingerich 1983 |
Genus: |
†Anthracobune (type) Pilgrim 1940 |
Species | |
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The inferred range of Anthracobune |
Anthracobune ("coal mound") is an extinct genus of stem perissodactyl from the middle Eocene of the Upper Kuldana Formation of Kohat, Punjab, Pakistan.
The size of a small tapir, it lived in a marshy environment and fed on soft aquatic plants. It is the largest known anthracobunid. This group was formerly classified with proboscideans.