Metarhinus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

|name = Metarhinus

|image = Metarhinus pater jaw.jpg

|image_caption = M. pater jaw at Mission Trails Regional Park visitor center

|fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Middle Eocene}}

|taxon = Metarhinus

|authority = Osborn, 1908

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision =

M. fluvialtilis

M. abbotti

M. pater

}}

Metarhinus is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Eocene 46.2—40.4 mya, existing for approximately {{Mya|46-40|million years}}.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43046 Metarhinus at fossilworks]

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{{Perissodactyla Genera|P.}}

{{Brontotheriidae}}

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Category:Brontotheres

Category:Eocene Perissodactyla

Category:Eocene genus extinctions

Category:Eocene mammals of Asia

Category:Fossil taxa described in 1908

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