Brachycrus, also known as Pronomotherium. Illustration and image of the Brachycrus, as all oreodonts an ancient animal endemic to North America, walking in a glade in search of edible roots. Brachycrus is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivore of the family Merycoidodontidae. It lived during the Middle Miocene to Late Miocene subepochs (20.6-13.6 mya) existing for approximately 7 million years. The one metre long creature resembled its bigger, earlier relative Merycoidodon, but was more specialized. Brachycrus had jaws which were short, and because the nostrils were placed far to the back the creature is presumed to have had a tapir-like proboscis. | |
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