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Common Name:
Uintathere
Scientific Name:
Uintatherium
Time Period:
55.8-33.9 mya
Age range:
Middle Eocene
Key Localities:
Bridger Basin, Wyoming
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| Skeleton
of a uintathere, an extinct branch of primitive
planteaters, from the Bridger Formation. Uintatheres
were the largest land mammals of their time, standing
5 feet tall at the shoulders. Photo by Jonathan
Wingerath, NMNH.
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