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Ankalagon
Extinct carnivorous mesonychid mammal from New Mexico, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ancalagon (worm).
Ankalagon saurognathus is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the family Mesonychidae, endemic to North America during the Paleocene epoch (63.3—60.2 mya), existing for approximately 3.1 million years.[1]
Quick Facts Ankalagon Temporal range: Early Paleocene, Scientific classification ...
Ankalagon Temporal range: Early Paleocene | |
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Life restoration of a female and male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Mesonychia |
Family: | †Mesonychidae |
Genus: | †Ankalagon Van Valen, 1980 |
Species: | †A. saurognathus |
Binomial name | |
†Ankalagon saurognathus (Wortman, in Matthew, 1897) | |
Synonyms | |
Dissacus saurognathus |
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Known from the Paleocene Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico, Ankalagon is the largest mesonychid known from the Paleocene of North America, and it provides the best evidence for sexual dimorphism in mesonychids.[2]