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Barylambda faberi, a Paleocene pantodont in the Evolving Planet Exhibit at the Field Museum, Chicago, IL
Barylambda was roughly the size of a horse as we know it. It weighed about 1433 pounds and was about eight feet in length. In a quadrupedal stance, this animal stood at about five feet tall at the shoulders.
Barylambda faberi, a pantodont from the Paleocene of North America, pencil drawing, digital coloring
Pantodonts are a group of heavily-built mammals closely related to present-day placental mammals. Three species are currently recognized in the Barylambda genus.
Barylambda faberi
Heavily-built animals like the Barylambda were typically herbivores. In addition to this, scientists concluded that this animal most likely fed on plants based on their general dentition and the absence of shearing blades on their molars.