Hypercoryphodon

Hypercoryphodon; Temporal range: Late Eocene, 37–34 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Hypercoryphodon thomsoni and the dinoceratan Gobiatherium major
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cimolesta
Suborder:	Pantodonta
Family:	Coryphodontidae
Genus:	Hypercoryphodon[1]; Osborn & Granger, 1932
Species:	H. thomsoni; Osborn & Granger, 1932

Hypercoryphodon is an extinct genus of rhinoceros-sized pantodont native to Late Eocene Mongolia, and was very similar to its ancestor, Coryphodon. Described from a skull, Hypercoryphodon is a quadrupedal hippopotamus-like herbivore that may have been able to adapt its feeding to suit different situations. It is thought to have possibly lived in wetland to forest ecosystems that it might have shared with other herbivores such as dinoceratans like Gobiatherium.[2]

References

Hypercoryphodon in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
Osborn, H. F., & Granger, W. (1932). Coryphodonts and uintatheres from the Mongolian Expedition of 1930. American Museum Novitates; no. 552.

External links

Mongolia at Okapiland

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[1] Hypercoryphodon in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.

[2] Osborn, H. F., & Granger, W. (1932). Coryphodonts and uintatheres from the Mongolian Expedition of 1930. American Museum Novitates; no. 552.