Type genus of the Uintatheriidae

• From the Eocene in Wyoming
• Extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants

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Uintatherium ("Beast of the Uinta Mountains ") is an extinct genus of herbivorous mammal that lived during the Eocene epoch; two species are currently recognized, U. anceps from the United States during the Early to Middle Eocene, and U. insperatus of Middle ...

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Uintatherium \U*in`ta*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr. qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly ...