Tooth of anthracotherian from Oligocene (Egerian) beds of Senovo colliery

Abstract

In paper a fragment of mammal tooth from Oligocene beds of Senovo colliery is discussed. Available is the distal half of third left molar from maxilla of an anthracotherian of species Anthracotherium magnum Cuvier, 1822 that is kept in geologic collection of the elementary school at Senovo. In Slovenia anthracotherian teeth were found in beds of the same age at Zagorje, Trbovlje, Hrastnik and Laško. All anthracotherian remains in Slovenia were found in coal deposits.

Keywords

• tooth
• Anthracotherium (Mammalia)
• Oligocene (Egerian)
• Senovo