Astroconodon
Extinct family of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Astroconodon?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Astroconodon is an extinct genus of mammal from the Cretaceous of North America. Part of Eutriconodonta, it was a small sized predator, either a terrestrial insectivore and carnivore, or a semi-aquatic piscivore.
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Astroconodon | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Eutriconodonta |
Family: | †Triconodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Alticonodontinae |
Genus: | †Astroconodon Patterson, 1951 |
Type species | |
†Astroconodon denisoni Patterson, 1951 | |
Species | |
|
Close
It is the first Cretaceous eutriconodont found.[1][2]