Barylambda Faberi is a photograph by Roman Uchytel/science Photo Library which was uploaded on May 22nd, 2023.
Barylambda Faberi
Illustration and photo-reconstruction of the North American herbivore Barylambda faberi. Barylambda is an extinct genus of pantodont mammal from the... more
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Barylambda Faberi
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Roman Uchytel/science Photo Library
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Photograph
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Illustration and photo-reconstruction of the North American herbivore Barylambda faberi. Barylambda is an extinct genus of pantodont mammal from the middle to late Paleocene, well known from several finds in North America. Like other pantodonts, Barylambda was a heavyset, 5-toed plantigrade. Three species of Barylambda are currently recognised. Barylambda went extinct during the late Paleocene, with the advent of Coryphodon, a genus of larger, more advanced, pantodonts. Barylambda probably resembled a large tapir or rhinoceros with a small head and long, well-developed tail, and bear-like legs. It measured about 2.5 meters in length and weighed around 650 kilograms, about the size of a pony. Barylambda was large even for a pantodont, sheer size probably protecting it from contemporary carnivores.
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May 22nd, 2023