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Cainotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyls known from the Late Eocene to Middle Miocene of Europe. They are mostly found preserved in karstic deposits. These animals were small in size, and generally did not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in height at the shoulders, ranging in size from those of rabbits to tragulids. For a long time, they were considered to have a similar lifestyle to hares and rabbits. The dentition was full and highly selenodont, i.e. the premolars and molars had curved and crescent-shaped cutting edges (as in today's ruminants). The skull was small, with a short snout and orbits closed posteriorly placed at the center of the skull.

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  • Cainotheriidae (en)
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  • Los cainotértidos (Cainotheriidae) son una familia de mamíferos extintos que vivieron desde finales del Eoceno Medio hasta el Mioceno Medio en lo que ahora es Europa. (es)
  • Les Cainotheriidae (cainothéridés en français) sont une famille éteinte de mammifères artiodactyles de l'ordre des tylopodes. Fossilworks liste 2 sous-familles et un genre non-classé : * Sous-famille † Camp et VanderHoof, 1940 * † Hürzeler, 1936 * † Cainotherium Bravard, 1828 * † Gervais * † Hürzeler, 1936 * Sous-famille † Hurzeler, 1936 * † Filhol * † Hürzeler, 1936 * † Sudre, 1969 * † Robiacina lavergnensis Sudre, 1977 * † Robiacina minuta Sudre, 1969 * † Robiacina quercyi Sudre, 1977 Les espèces sont trouvées dans des terrains datant de l'Éocène au Miocène, en Europe. (fr)
  • De Cainotheriidae zijn een familie van uitgestorven zoogdieren die van het Laat-Oligoceen tot het Vroeg-Mioceen leefden. (nl)
  • I cainoteridi (Cainotheriidae) sono un gruppo di mammiferi estinti, appartenenti agli artiodattili. Vissero tra l'Eocene medio e il Miocene medio (circa 45 – 15 milioni di anni fa) e i loro resti fossili si rinvengono essenzialmente in Europa. (it)
  • Pequeno herbívoro europeu dos períodos Oligoceno e Mioceno. (pt)
  • Cainotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyls known from the Late Eocene to Middle Miocene of Europe. They are mostly found preserved in karstic deposits. These animals were small in size, and generally did not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in height at the shoulders, ranging in size from those of rabbits to tragulids. For a long time, they were considered to have a similar lifestyle to hares and rabbits. The dentition was full and highly selenodont, i.e. the premolars and molars had curved and crescent-shaped cutting edges (as in today's ruminants). The skull was small, with a short snout and orbits closed posteriorly placed at the center of the skull. (en)
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  • Cope, 1881 (en)
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  • Late Eocene - Middle Miocene, (en)
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  • Cainotherium skeleton restoration (en)
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  • Cainotheriinae *Caenomeryx *Cainotherium *Plesiomeryx *Procaenotherium Oxacroninae *Oxacron *Paroxacron (en)
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  • Cainotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyls known from the Late Eocene to Middle Miocene of Europe. They are mostly found preserved in karstic deposits. These animals were small in size, and generally did not exceed 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in height at the shoulders, ranging in size from those of rabbits to tragulids. For a long time, they were considered to have a similar lifestyle to hares and rabbits. The dentition was full and highly selenodont, i.e. the premolars and molars had curved and crescent-shaped cutting edges (as in today's ruminants). The skull was small, with a short snout and orbits closed posteriorly placed at the center of the skull. A peculiar characteristic of this group were the auditory bulla, protective structures of the bones of the ear : they were very large, like those that are found today in small mammals that live in open and dry environments. This evolved cranial anatomy was in stark contrast to the rest of the skeleton, rather primitive: the cainotherids still possessed four non-reduced toes (an ancestral condition of the artiodactyls), even if the lateral fingers were shorter; they ended in long claws, as in modern rabbits. The hind legs were much longer than the front ones, and indicate a remarkable adaptation to running and jumping. (en)
  • Los cainotértidos (Cainotheriidae) son una familia de mamíferos extintos que vivieron desde finales del Eoceno Medio hasta el Mioceno Medio en lo que ahora es Europa. (es)
  • Les Cainotheriidae (cainothéridés en français) sont une famille éteinte de mammifères artiodactyles de l'ordre des tylopodes. Fossilworks liste 2 sous-familles et un genre non-classé : * Sous-famille † Camp et VanderHoof, 1940 * † Hürzeler, 1936 * † Cainotherium Bravard, 1828 * † Gervais * † Hürzeler, 1936 * Sous-famille † Hurzeler, 1936 * † Filhol * † Hürzeler, 1936 * † Sudre, 1969 * † Robiacina lavergnensis Sudre, 1977 * † Robiacina minuta Sudre, 1969 * † Robiacina quercyi Sudre, 1977 Les espèces sont trouvées dans des terrains datant de l'Éocène au Miocène, en Europe. (fr)
  • De Cainotheriidae zijn een familie van uitgestorven zoogdieren die van het Laat-Oligoceen tot het Vroeg-Mioceen leefden. (nl)
  • I cainoteridi (Cainotheriidae) sono un gruppo di mammiferi estinti, appartenenti agli artiodattili. Vissero tra l'Eocene medio e il Miocene medio (circa 45 – 15 milioni di anni fa) e i loro resti fossili si rinvengono essenzialmente in Europa. (it)
  • Pequeno herbívoro europeu dos períodos Oligoceno e Mioceno. (pt)
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