| Limnenetes Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Merycoidodontidae |
| Genus: | †Limnenetes |
| Type species | |
| †Limnenetes platyceps | |
| Species | |
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L. platyceps | |
Limnenetes is an extinct genus of oreodont, endemic to North America. They lived during the Late Eocene 37.2—33.9 mya, existing for approximately 3 million years.[1] Fossils have been uncovered in Montana and Texas.
Limnenetes was a herbivore with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.
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