Gagadon
| Gagadon Temporal range: Ypresian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Homacodontidae |
| Genus: | Gagadon Stucky & Covert, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Gagadon minimonstrum Stucky & Covert, 2014 | |
Gagadon ("Gaga tooth") is an extinct genus of even-toed ungulate that lived in the early Eocene of North America. The type and only known species, Gagadon minimonstrum, was described in 2014 based on lower teeth and jaw fragments found in the Wasatch Formation of Bitter Creek, Wyoming. The genus is named in honor of the singer Lady Gaga, while the species name minimonstrum ("mini monster") refers to the small size and presence of unusual cusps on the teeth.[1]
See also
- Gaga (genus), a genus of ferns also named after Lady Gaga
- List of organisms named after famous people
References
- β Stucky, Richard K.; Covert, Herbert H. (2014). "A new genus and species of early Eocene (Ypresian) Artiodactyla (Mammalia), Gagadon minimonstrum, from Bitter Creek, Wyoming, U.S.A.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 (3): 731β736. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.827580.