Biology:Xiphodon
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Short description: Extinct family of mammals
| Xiphodon | |
|---|---|
| Skull of X. gracilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Xiphodontidae |
| Genus: | †Xiphodon |
| Species | |
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Xiphodon is an extinct genus of artiodactyl mammals found in European Eocene formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth. Xiphodon was closely related to camels.[1]
References
- ↑ Flower, W. H. (1876). "1. Description of the Skull of a Species of Xiphodon, Cuvier". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 44: 3–7. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02534.x. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/73561.
Wikidata ☰ Q8044739 entry
