Megacerops

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Megacerops Temporal range: Late Eocene (Priabonian), 38–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Mounted skeleton, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Brontotheriidae
Subfamily:	†Brontotheriinae
Tribe:	†Brontotheriini
Subtribe:	†Brontotheriina
Infratribe:	†Brontotheriita
Genus:	†Megacerops Leidy, 1870
Species
†M. coloradensis Leidy, 1870 (type species) †M. kuwagatarhinus Mader and Alexander, 1995
Synonyms
Brontotherium Cope, 1873 Brontops Menodus Titanotherium Ateleodon Oreinotherium

Megacerops ("large-horned face", from méga- "large" + kéras "horn" + ōps "face") is an extinct genus of the prehistoric odd-toed ungulate (hoofed mammal) family Brontotheriidae, an extinct group of rhinoceros-like browsers related to horses. It was endemic to North America during the Late Eocene epoch (38–33.9 mya), existing for approximately 4.1 million years.^[1]