Eoconodon

Eoconodon; Temporal range: Early Paleocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Mesonychia
Family:	†Triisodontidae
Genus:	†Eoconodon; Matthew & Granger, 1921
Type species
	Eoconodon coryphaeus; Van Valen, 1978
Species
	See text

Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychid that existed during the early Paleocene of North America.^[1] Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.^[2]

Eoconodon's were about the size of a modern house cat, but were considered giant for mammals at the time.^[3]

Species

Eoconodon copanus
Eoconodon coryphaeus
Eoconodon ginibitohia
Eoconodon goodrianus
Eoconodon heilprinianus
Eoconodon nidhoggi

References

^ Clemens, William A. (2011). "Eoconodon ("Triisodontidae," Mammalia) from the Early Paleocene (Puercan) of northeastern Montana, USA" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica. 14.
^ Clemens, William A.; Williamson, Thomas E. (2005). "A new species of Eoconodon (Triisodontidae, Mammalia) from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 208–213. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0208:ANSOET]2.0.CO;2.
^ Michael Franco (June 20, 2016). "Over 90 percent of mammals were wiped out by dino-killing asteroid". Gizmag. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

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[1] Clemens, William A. (2011). "Eoconodon ("Triisodontidae," Mammalia) from the Early Paleocene (Puercan) of northeastern Montana, USA" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica. 14.

[2] Clemens, William A.; Williamson, Thomas E. (2005). "A new species of Eoconodon (Triisodontidae, Mammalia) from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 208–213. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0208:ANSOET]2.0.CO;2.

[3] Michael Franco (June 20, 2016). "Over 90 percent of mammals were wiped out by dino-killing asteroid". Gizmag. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

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