Theosodon

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iThesodon
Fossil range: Early Miocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Litopterna
Family: Macraucheniidae
Genus: Thesodon

Theosodon is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal.

The 2 m (6 ft 8 in) long creature resembled the modern guanaco. It had a long neck and tapir-like three-toed feet. Judging from the position of its nostrils, Theosodon had a short trunk.

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