Xiphodon

Xiphodon
Temporal range: Eocene
Skull of X. gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:†Xiphodontidae
Genus:†Xiphodon
Species
  • X. castrense
  • X. gracilis
Restoration of Xiphodon gracilis from 1863

Xiphodon is an extinct genus of artiodactyl mammals found in European Eocene formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth. Xiphodon was closely related to camels.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Flower, W. H. (1876). "1. Description of the Skull of a Species of Xiphodon, Cuvier". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 44: 3–7. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02534.x.


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