Tytthaeninae
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Tytthaena Temporal range: Paleocene,61.7–55.8 Ma |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Oxyaenidae |
| Subfamily: | †Tytthaeninae |
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†Tytthaena Gingerich, 1980 |
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†Tytthaena parrisi P. D. Gingerich, 1980 |
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Tytthaena is an extinct genus of oxyaenid from the late Paleocene of North America. Two species are known, T. parrisi and T. lichna.
Tytthaena is the smallest oxyaenid known. Morphologically, it resembles Oxyaena. It can be distinguished from other oxyaenids by its size and dentition. Its molars were narrow, with elongate talonids.
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