| Libycosaurus Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Late Miocene
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| Fossil of Libycosaurus petrocchii in the Museum of Geology and Paleontology of Florence | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Anthracotheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Bothriodontinae |
| Genus: | †Libycosaurus Bonnarelli, 1947 |
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Libycosaurus ("Lizard of Libya") was one of the last anthracothere genera. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, and ranged throughout Central and Northern Africa, and in Uganda, in what was then a lush, marshy environment. 12
References
References
- Lihoreau F, Boisserie JR, Viriot L, et al. (June 2006). "Anthracothere dental anatomy reveals a late Miocene Chado-Libyan bioprovince". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103 (23): 8763–7. Bibcode:2006PNAS..103.8763L. doi:10.1073/pnas.0603126103. PMC 1482652. PMID 16723392.
- Scribano, L.; Lihoreau, F.; Houssaye, A.; Nekoulnang Djetounako, C.; Boisserie, J.-R. (2026). "Postcranial anatomy of the Miocene hippopotamoids of Toros-Menalla, Chad". Journal of Anatomy. doi:10.1111/joa.70135. PMID 41852153.