Xiphodon

Xiphodon; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Skull of X. gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Xiphodontidae
Genus:	†Xiphodon
Species
	X. castrense; X. gracilis;

Restoration of Xiphodon gracilis from 1863

Xiphodon is an extinct genus of artiodactyl mammals found in European Eocene formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth. Xiphodon was closely related to camels.^[1]

References[]

^ Flower, W. H. (1876). "1. Description of the Skull of a Species of Xiphodon, Cuvier". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 44: 3–7. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02534.x.

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[1] Flower, W. H. (1876). "1. Description of the Skull of a Species of Xiphodon, Cuvier". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 44: 3–7. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02534.x.

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Xiphodon Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Skull of X. gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Xiphodontidae
Genus:	†Xiphodon
Species
X. castrense X. gracilis