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Ectypodus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Multituberculata
Family:	†Neoplagiaulacidae
Genus:	†Ectypodus Matthew and Granger, 1921

Ectypodus is an extinct genus of mammals, containing the species E. aphronorus, E. childei, E. musculus, E. lovei, E. powelli, E. szalayi, and E. tardus.

Ectypodus was an arboreal omnivore, living in the Paleocene to Eocene of North America and Europe.

A fossil of E. arctos was found on Ellesmere Island, Canada.

Ectypodus was first described by William Diller Matthew (1871–1930) and Walter W. Granger in 1921.

E. musculus was heavier than other subtaxa, weighing at 30 kg, while other subtaxa weighed at 15kg, except E. powelli, which weighed 20 kg.

References

1. "Ectypodus". fact-index.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
2. "Ectypodus". Mindat.org. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
3. "Ectypodus". Fossilworks. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
4. Beard, K. Christopher; Dawson, Mary R. (2014-09-19). "Northernmost global record for Multituberculata from the Eocene of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (6): 1476–1480. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34.1476B. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.875032. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 129523970.
5. Matthew, William Diller; Granger, Walter Willis (September 6, 1921). "NEW GENERA OF PALEOCENE MAMMALS" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2021.

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