Diplacodon
| Diplacodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Suborder: | Hippomorpha |
| Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Diplacodon Marsh, 1875 |
Diplacodon is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States.[1]
References
- ↑ Matthew C. Mihlbachler (2011). "A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 202–214. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539653.
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