| Thomashuxleya | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Notoungulata |
| Family: | †Isotemnidae |
| Genus: | †Thomashuxleya Ameghino 1901 |
| Species | |
Thomashuxleya is an extinct genus ofnotoungulate mammal, named after famous 19th-centurybiologistThomas Huxley.
Thomashuxleya was about 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) in length and weighted an estimated 113 kilograms (249 lb), with a heavy body and strong limbs.[1] Its largeskull had 44teeth in itsjaws, including large canines which may have been used to dig around in earth. It had four toes on each foot, and probably walked somewhat like a modernpeccary. It was a relatively generalised animal, not specialised for any particular way of life.[2]There's an almost complete skeleton of this animal in exhibition in theAmerican Museum of Natural History. This skeleton was discovered during the Scarrit expedition toPatagonia,Argentina, that was led by the paleontologistGeorge Gaylord Simpson. Fossils ofThomashuxleya have been found in theSarmiento andCasamayor Formations of Argentina.[3]
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