Biology:Nyctodon
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Nyctodon is an extinct monotypic genus of metatherian mammal that lived in Brazil during the Palaeogene period.
Description
Nyctodon possessed small entoconids, extremely enlarged hypoconulids, large and broad trigonids relative to talonids, and a broad, V-shaped protocone characterised by a well-developed protoconal bulge.[1]
References
- ↑ Carneiro, Leonardo M.; Bampi, Hugo; Da Silva, Rafael Costa (3 February 2026). "A new pucadelphyid (Metatheria) from the Itaboraí Basin (late Paleocene-early Eocene): systematic affinities, taxonomic revision, and evolutionary inferences for Pucadelphyda" (in en). Journal of Mammalian Evolution 32 (4). doi:10.1007/s10914-025-09783-2. ISSN 1064-7554. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-025-09783-2. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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