Horolodectes Temporal range:
Late Paleocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Eutheria |
Family: | † Horolodectidae |
Genus: | †
Horolodectes Scott et al. 2006 |
Type species | |
Horolodectes sunae |
Horolodectes sunae is a prehistoric eutherian mammal species from the Late Paleocene of northern Alberta, Canada. The generic name means "hourglass biter" in Greek in direct reference of the hourglass-shape of its teeth.
Horolodectes, along with the slightly older genus Ferrequitherium, belongs to the family Horolodectidae. [1]
The dentition of Horolodectes comprises trenchant, posteriorly leaning premolars and comparatively primitive molars, which indicate a masticatory cycle that consisted primarily of shearing and, to a lesser degree, horizontal grinding. [2]
Horolodectes Temporal range:
Late Paleocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Eutheria |
Family: | † Horolodectidae |
Genus: | †
Horolodectes Scott et al. 2006 |
Type species | |
Horolodectes sunae |
Horolodectes sunae is a prehistoric eutherian mammal species from the Late Paleocene of northern Alberta, Canada. The generic name means "hourglass biter" in Greek in direct reference of the hourglass-shape of its teeth.
Horolodectes, along with the slightly older genus Ferrequitherium, belongs to the family Horolodectidae. [1]
The dentition of Horolodectes comprises trenchant, posteriorly leaning premolars and comparatively primitive molars, which indicate a masticatory cycle that consisted primarily of shearing and, to a lesser degree, horizontal grinding. [2]