Eoconodon
| Eoconodon Temporal range: Early Paleocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Mesonychia |
| Family: | †Triisodontidae |
| Genus: |
†Eoconodon Matthew & Granger, 1921 |
| Type species | |
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Eoconodon coryphaeus Van Valen, 1978 |
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| Species | |
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Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychid that existed during the early Paleocene of North America. Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.
Eoconodon's were about the size of a modern house cat, but were considered giant for mammals at the time.
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