Anoplotheriidae

Anoplotheriidae
Temporal range: Eocene-Oligocene 44–30 Ma
Reconstruction of Anoplotherium
Life restoration of Diplobune
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Anoplotheriidae
Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies
  • Dacrytheriinae
  • Anoplotheriinae
Synonyms

Anoplotheriina Bonaparte 1850

Skull of Anoplotherium commune, showing the unspecified dentition

Anoplotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyl ungulates. They were endemic to Europe during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs about 44—30 million years ago. Its name is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἂνοπλος ("unarmed")[1] and θήριον ("beast"),[2] translating as "unarmed beast".

  1. ^ ἂνοπλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
  2. ^ θηρίον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project