Amphiorycteropus
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| Amphiorycteropus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Tubulidentata |
| Family: | Orycteropodidae |
| Genus: | †Amphiorycteropus Lehmann, 2009 |
| Type species | |
| Amphiorycteropus gaudryi Major, 1888 | |
| Species | |
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Amphiorycteropus (Latin for "near aardvark") is an extinct genus of mammals in the family Orycteropodidae within Tubulidentata. The genus is known from fossils dating from Middle Miocene to Early Pliocene, found in Africa, Asia and Europe.[1]
