Eoconodon
| Eoconodon Temporal range: Early Paleocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Mesonychia |
| Family: | †Triisodontidae |
| Genus: | †Eoconodon Matthew & Granger, 1921 |
| Type species | |
| Eoconodon coryphaeus Van Valen, 1978 | |
| Species | |
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Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychid that existed during the early Paleocene of North America.[1] Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.[2]
Species
- Eoconodon copanus
- Eoconodon coryphaeus
- Eoconodon ginibitohia
- Eoconodon goodrianus
- Eoconodon heilprinianus
- Eoconodon nidhoggi
References
- ↑ Clemens, William A. (2011). "Eoconodon (“Triisodontidae,” Mammalia) from the Early Paleocene (Puercan) of northeastern Montana, USA" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica 14.
- ↑ Clemens, William A.; Williamson, Thomas E. (2005). "A new species of Eoconodon (Triisodontidae, Mammalia) from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25 (1): 208–213. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0208:ANSOET]2.0.CO;2.