Triisodon
| Triisodon | |
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| Skull of T. quivirensis from New Mexico | |
Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Mesonychia |
| Family: | †Triisodontidae |
| Genus: | †Triisodon Cope, 1881 |
| Species | |
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Triisodon is an extinct genus of mesonychid mammal that existed during the Paleocene of New Mexico, North America. The carnassals have three points, hence the generic name, and post-cranial material suggests a wolf-sized animal, but with a more robust build.
Species
- Genus Triisodon
- Triisodon quivirensis
- Triisodon heilprinianus
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