Eoconodon
Extinct genus of mammal
Eoconodon Temporal range: Early Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Eoconodon coryphaeus skull, Denver Museum of Nature and Science | |
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Life reconstruction of Eoconodon coryphaeus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Mesonychia |
Family: | †Triisodontidae |
Genus: | †Eoconodon Matthew & Granger, 1921 |
Type species | |
†Eoconodon coryphaeus (Cope, 1885) | |
Species | |
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Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychian that existed during the early Paleocene of North America.[1] Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.[2]
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Eoconodon is considered to be a giant for mammals during the Early Paleocene, with E. coryphaeus weighing up to 47 kilograms (104 lb).[3]
Species
- Eoconodon copanus
- Eoconodon coryphaeus
- Eoconodon ginibitohia
- 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. S2CID 86047162.
- ^ T. R. Lyson; I. M. Miller; A. D. Bercovici; K. Weissenburger; A. J. Fuentes; W. C. Clyde; J. W. Hagadorn; M. J. Butrim; K. R. Johnson; R. F. Fleming; R. S. Barclay; S. A. Maccracken; B. Lloyd; G. P. Wilson; D. W. Krause; S. G. B. Chester (October 2019). "Exceptional continental record of biotic recovery after the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction". Science. 366 (6468): 977–983. doi:10.1126/science.aay2268. PMID 31649141. S2CID 204883579.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Clade: Euungulata
- Order: Mesonychia
- Eoconodon
- Goniacodon
- Stelocyon
- Triisodon
![Synoplotherium vorax](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Synoplotherium112DB.jpg/200px-Synoplotherium112DB.jpg)
- Ankalagon
- Dissacus
- Guilestes
- Harpagolestes
- Hessolestes
- Hukoutherium
- Jiangxia
- Mesonyx
- Mongolestes
- Mongolonyx
- Pachyaena
- Sinonyx
- Synoplotherium
- Yantanglestes
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