Anoplotheriidae

Anoplotheriidae; Temporal range: Eocene-Oligocene
	Reconstruction of Anoplotherium
	Life restoration of Diplobune
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Anoplotheriidae; Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies
	Dacrytheriinae; Anoplotheriinae;
Synonyms
	Anoplotheriina Bonaparte 1850

Anoplotheriidae is an extinct family of artiodactyl ungulates. They were endemic to Europe during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs about 44—30 million years ago. Its name is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἂνοπλος ("unarmed")^[1] and θήριον ("beast"),^[2] translating as "unarmed beast".

^ ἂνοπλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
^ θηρίον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

[1] ἂνοπλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

[2] θηρίον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project

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Anoplotheriidae Temporal range: Eocene-Oligocene

Reconstruction of Anoplotherium

Life restoration of Diplobune
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Anoplotheriidae Bonaparte, 1850
Subfamilies
Dacrytheriinae Anoplotheriinae
Synonyms
Anoplotheriina Bonaparte 1850