†Moropus Marsh 1877 (chalicothere)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 43084
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1877. Notice of some new vertebrate fossils. American Journal of Arts and Sciences 14:249-256
Parent taxon: Chalicotheriidae according to L. T. Holbrook 1999
Sister taxa: Chalicotheriinae, Eomoropus, Limognitherium, Macrotheriinae, Moropodinae, Schizotheriinae, Schizotherium
Subtaxa: Moropus distans, Moropus elatus, Moropus hollandi, Moropus matthewi, Moropus maximus, Moropus merriami, Moropus oregonensis, Moropus senex
Type: Moropus distans
Ecology: scansorial insectivore