Didolodontidae
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Didolodus Temporal range: Early Eocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Meridiungulata |
| Family: | †Didolodontidae |
| Genus: | †Didolodus |
Didolodus is an extinct genus of mammal from Argentina during the Eocene. It is an ungulate mammal of uncertain affinities, possibly related to Litopterna, though this is uncertain due to the lack of reliable post-cranial remains, and for now remains Meridiungulata incertae sedis. Its remains were found in Patagonia.
Didolodus was a quick-footed creature which probably lived like early ungulates such as Propalaeotherium, based on its highly similar teeth. It was around 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) in length, with short limbs and a long tail.
Cladogram after Gelfo and Sigé, 2011:
Didolodus magnus
Didolodus multicuspis
Didolodus minor
Ernestokokenia nitida
Ernestokokenia chaishoer
Ernestokokenia yirunhor
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