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Periptychus
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Periptychus is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the family Periptychidae. It lived from the Early to Late Paleocene and its fossil remains have been found in North America.
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Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Periptychus | |
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Skeletal reconstruction of P. carinidens | |
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Life reconstruction of Periptychus carinidens | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Family: | †Periptychidae |
Subfamily: | †Periptychinae |
Genus: | †Periptychus Cope, 1881 |
Type species | |
†Periptychus carinidens Cope, 1881 | |
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