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Diplacodon | |
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D. progressum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | † Brontotheriidae |
Genus: | †
Diplacodon Marsh, 1875 |
Diplacodon (Greek: "double" (diplos), "point" (aki), "teeth" (odontes) [1]) is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. It was the size of a rhinoceros, with the last two upper premolars molar-like. [2]
A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States. [3]
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Diplacodon | |
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D. progressum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | † Brontotheriidae |
Genus: | †
Diplacodon Marsh, 1875 |
Diplacodon (Greek: "double" (diplos), "point" (aki), "teeth" (odontes) [1]) is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. It was the size of a rhinoceros, with the last two upper premolars molar-like. [2]
A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States. [3]