Biology:Tetraclaenodon

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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Tetraclaenodon
Temporal range: Paleocene 61.7–56.8 Ma
Tetraclaenodon.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Phenacodontidae
Genus: Tetraclaenodon
Scott, 1892
Species[1][2]
  • Tetraclaenodon puercensis (Cope, 1881)
  • Tetraclaenodon septentrionalis Thewissen, 1990

Tetraclaenodon was a genus of small and early ungulate mammals that was part of the Phenacodontidae family.[3]

fossil skull of early ungulate Tetraclaenodon puercensis
Tetraclaenodon puercensis skull

References

Wikidata ☰ Q24883975 entry