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Eoconodon Temporal range:
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Eoconodon coryphaeus skull, Denver Museum of Nature and Science | |
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Life reconstruction of Eoconodon coryphaeus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | † Mesonychia |
Family: | † Triisodontidae |
Genus: | †
Eoconodon Matthew & Granger, 1921 |
Type species | |
†Eoconodon coryphaeus (Cope, 1885)
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Species | |
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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]
Eoconodon is considered to be a giant for mammals during the Early Paleocene, with E. coryphaeus weighing up to 47 kilograms (104 lb). [3]