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Ectoconus
Genus of mammals (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ectoconus (Greek: "outside" (ektos), "cone" (konos)[1]) is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivorous mammal of the family Periptychidae, endemic to North America during the Early Paleocene subepochs (66—63.3 mya) existing for approximately 2.7 million years.[2] its skull is about 16 cm in length.[3]
Quick Facts Ectoconus Temporal range: early Paleocene, Scientific classification ...
Ectoconus Temporal range: early Paleocene | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Family: | †Periptychidae |
Subfamily: | †Periptychinae |
Genus: | †Ectoconus Cope, 1884 |
Type species | |
†Ectoconus ditrigonus | |
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