Triisodon
Triisodon Temporal range: Paleocene | |
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Skull of T. quivirensis from New Mexico | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Mesonychia |
Family: | †Triisodontidae |
Genus: | †Triisodon Cope, 1881 |
Species | |
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Triisodon is an extinct genus of mesonychid mammal that existed during the Paleocene of North America. Known for some of the largest mammals of the Paleocene. Characteristics of massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth are attributed.
Species
- Genus Triisodon
- Triisodon quivirensis
- Triisodon heilprinianus
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