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| Chalicotheriidae | |
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| Moropus elatus (Schizotheriinae) at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | †Chalicotherioidea |
| Family: | †Chalicotheriidae Gill, 1872[2] |
| Type genus | |
| †Chalicotherium Kaup, 1833
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| Subfamilies | |
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†Chalicotheriinae Gill, 1872 | |
Chalicotheriidae (from Greek chalix, "gravel" and therion, "beast") is an extinct family of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals that lived in North America, Eurasia, and Africa from the Middle Eocene to the Early Pleistocene. They are often called chalicotheres, a term which is also applied to the broader grouping of Chalicotherioidea.[4] They are noted for their unusual morphology compared to other ungulates, such as their clawed forelimbs. Members of the subfamily Chalicotheriinae developed elongate gorilla-like forelimbs that are thought to have been used to grasp vegetation.[5] They are thought to have been browsers on foliage as well as possibly bark and fruit.[4]
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