Macrauchenia
genus of mammals (fossil)
Macrauchenia was an early hoofed mammal with a long neck; it may have had a long trunk. This quadruped lived during the Pleistocene. Fossils of Macrauchenia have been found in Argentina, South America. Macrauchenia was an herbivore that had high-crowned cheek teeth.
| Macrauchenia Temporal range: Late Miocene to Late Pleistocene
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| Genus: | †Macrauchenia
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| Macrauchenia patagonica Owen, 1838
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