Borissiakia
| Borissiakia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | †Chalicotherioidea |
| Family: | †Chalicotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Schizotheriinae |
| Genus: |
†Borissiakia Borissiak, 1946 |
Borissiakia is an extinct genus of chalicothere, a group of herbivorous, odd-toed ungulate (perissodactyl) mammals.That lived during the late Oligocene. They had claws that were likely used in a hook-like manner to pull down branches, suggesting they lived as bipedal browsers.
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