Xiphodon
Xiphodon Temporal range:
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Skull of X. gracilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Xiphodontidae |
Genus: | †Xiphodon |
Species | |
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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.
Categories:
- Eocene even-toed ungulates
- Eocene mammals of Europe
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera
- Prehistoric even-toed ungulate stubs