| Mesaceratherium Temporal range: Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Subfamily: | † Aceratheriinae |
| Genus: | † Mesaceratherium Keissig, 1969 |
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Mesaceratherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotids. [2]
Dental microwear and mesowear paired with δ13C analysis show that M. paulhiacense was a mixed feeder that fed predominantly on C3 plants. [3]
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