Duchesneodus

Duchesneodus; Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Brontotheriidae
Genus:	†Duchesneodus; Lucas and Schoch, 1982
Species
	D. californicus (Stock, 1935); D. primitivum (Lambe, 1908); D. uintensis (Peterson, 1931); D. thyboi (Bjork, 1967);

Duchesneodus is a large brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—37.2 mya, existing for approximately 3 million years.^[1] The skeletal characteristic of the mammal was defined by the dome size that was sexually in two distinct forms. The females had a lower but prominent dome while the males had larger domes.^[2]

References[edit]

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[1] Duchesneodus at fossilworks

[2] Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1

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