Hyopsodus

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Hyopsodus
Temporal range: Late Eocene 56–45 Ma
Endocast of the skull of H. lepidus
Scientific classification
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Hyopsodus

Leidy, 1870
Type species
H. paulus
Species
  • H. fastigatus
  • H. lepidus
  • H. loomisi
  • H. lysitensis
  • H. markmani
  • H. mentalis
  • H. minor
  • H. minusculus
  • H. paulus
  • H. pauxillus
  • H. powellianus
  • H. shollemi
  • H. simplex
  • H. tonksi
  • H. uintensi
  • H. walcottianus
  • H. wardi
  • H. wortmani
Restoration
Restoration of Hyopsodus paulus

Hyopsodus is a genus of extinct odd-toed ungulate mammal of the family Hyopsodontidae. Fossils of this genus have been found in North America, especially the Bighorn Basin region of the United States. It is believed to have been swift and nimble, living in burrows, and perhaps able to use echolocation.[1]

References

  1. ^ Orliac, M. J.; Argot, C.; Gilissen, E. (2012). Goswami, Anjali (ed.). "Digital Cranial Endocast of Hyopsodus (Mammalia, "Condylarthra"): A Case of Paleogene Terrestrial Echolocation?". PLoS ONE. 7 (2): e30000. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030000. PMC 3277592. PMID 22347998.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)