Biology:Xiphodon
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Short description: Extinct family of mammals
Xiphodon | |
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Skull of X. gracilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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