Biology:Eoconodon

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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]

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).[3]

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". Palaeontologia Electronica 14. http://palaeo-electronica.org/2011_3/3_clemens/3_clemens.pdf. 
  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:ANSOET2.0.CO;2]. 
  3. T. R. Lyson; I. M. Miller; A. D. Bercovici; K. Weissenburger; A. J. Fuentes; W. C. Clyde; J. W. Hagadorn; M. J. Butrim et al. (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. 

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