Chalicotherium goldfussi. Illustration and photo-reconstruction of the ancient relative of horses, Chalicotherium, walking in the African savannah in search of food. Chalicotherium is a genus of extinct browsing odd-toed ungulates of the order Perissodactyla and family Chalicotheriidae. It was found in Europe, Africa and Asia during the Late Oligocene to Lower Pliocene, living from 16-7.75 Mya, existing for approximately 8.25 million years. This animal would look much like other chalicotheriid species: an odd looking herbivore with long clawed forelimbs and stouter weight bearing hindlimbs.