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Extinct genus of mammal
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Eoconodon
Temporal range: Early Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Eoconodon coryphaeus skull, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Life reconstruction of Eoconodon coryphaeus
Scientific classification Edit this 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. Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.

E. coryphaeus jaw

Eoconodon is considered to be a giant for mammals during the Early Paleocene, with E. coryphaeus weighing up to 47 kilograms (104 lb).

Species

  • Eoconodon copanus
  • Eoconodon coryphaeus
  • Eoconodon ginibitohia
  • Eoconodon heilprinianus
  • Eoconodon nidhoggi

References

  1. Clemens, William A. (2011). "Eoconodon ("Triisodontidae," Mammalia) from the Early Paleocene (Puercan) of northeastern Montana, USA" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica. 14.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
Mesonychians
Triisodontidae Synoplotherium vorax
Mesonychidae
Hapalodectidae
Taxon identifiers
Eoconodon


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