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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 |
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†Anthracobunidae Wells & Gingerich 1983 |
| Genus: |
†Anthracobune (type) Pilgrim 1940 |
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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.