Epoicotheriidae
| Epoicotheriidae Temporal range: 37–9Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Suborder: | †Palaeanodonta |
| Family: | †Epoicotheriidae Simpson 1927 |
| Genera[1] | |
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Alocodontulum | |
Epoicotheriidae is an extinct family of pangolin-like insectivore mammals which were endemic to North America from the Eocene to the Oligocene 55.4—33.9 Ma existing for approximately 21.5 million years.[2] Epoicotheriids were highly specialized animals that were convergent on golden moles in the structure of their skulls and forelimbs, and would have had a similar lifestyle as subterranean burrowers.
Taxonomy
Epoicotheriidae was named by Simpson in (1927). It was assigned to the Palaeanodonta by Rose (1978)[3] and Carroll (1988)
References
- ↑ "Classification of the family Epoicotheriidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Epoicotheriidae basic info.
- ↑ Rose, Kenneth D. (1978). "A New Paleocene Epoicotheriid (Mammalia), with Comments on the Palaeanodonta". Journal of Paleontology 52 (3): 658–674.