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Anthracotheres

Anthracotheres looked like hippoptamus and were widely spread thoughout Eurasia during much of Tertiary times and came into the present Pakistan territory in early Miocene times.They were very large, heavy artiodactyls with short limbs and broad, fourtoed feet.They evidently became specialized for life in streams and river banks.The displayed fossil of the lower jaw was recovered from the 20 million years old sediments, exposed at Dera Bugtiarea,Baluchistan.



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