Biology:Xenocynus
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Xenocynus is an extinct genus of metatherian mammal that lived in Brazil during the Eocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains a single species, Xenocynus crypticus.[1]
Palaeobiology
Biomechanics
X. crypticus possessed a weak bite, but one that was fast.[2]
Palaeoecology
X. crypticus was insectivorous and carnivorous.[3]
References
- ↑ "PBDB Taxon". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=txn:508874.
- ↑ Carneiro, L. M.; Bampi, H.; Silva, R. C.; Loyola-Bartra, O. (12 August 2025). "The diversification of carnivorous trophic niches among Pucadelphyda (Mammalia, Metatheria) during the Palaeocene and early Eocene in South America" (in en). Historical Biology: 1–27. doi:10.1080/08912963.2025.2537163. ISSN 0891-2963. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2025.2537163. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ↑ Carneiro, L. M.; Bampi, H.; Rangel, C. C.; Guimarães, B. M. G.; Silva, R. C.; Oliveira, é. V. (July 2024). "A new metatherian (Mammalia) from the Itaboraí basin (Early Eocene), Brazil: Implications to trophic niche partitioning between large-sized "didelphoid-like" metatherians" (in en). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 139. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2024.104895. Bibcode: 2024JSAES.13904895C. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0895981124001172. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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