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Diplacodon

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Diplacodon
D. progressum
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Diplacodon

Marsh, 1875

Diplacodon is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States.[1]

References

  1. ^ Matthew C. Mihlbachler (2011). "A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 202–214. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539653.