Tetraclaenodon
Extinct genus of mammals
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| Tetraclaenodon Temporal range: Paleocene 61.7–56.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Phenacodontidae |
| Genus: | †Tetraclaenodon Scott, 1892 |
| Species[1][2] | |
Tetraclaenodon was a genus of small and early ungulate mammals that was part of the Phenacodontidae family.[3] It is the oldest and most primitive phenacodontid.[4] Its fossils known from the Nacimiento Formation, New Mexico. In 2012, Tetraclaenodon was defined as the basalmost member of the clade containing "Phenacodontidae" and Altungulata.[4]
References
- ^ "Tetraclaenodon puercensis". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Tetraclaenodon septentrionalis". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Tetraclaenodon". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b P. Kondrashov, Spencer G. Lucas (January 2012). "Nearly Complete Skeleton of Tetraclaenodon (Mammalia, Phenacodontidae) from the Early Paleocene of New Mexico: Morpho-Functional Analysis". Journal of Paleontology. 86 (1): 25–43. doi:10.2307/41409129.
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