Diplacodon

Extinct genus of mammals
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Diplacodon
D. progressum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Diplacodon
Marsh, 1875

Diplacodon (Greek: "double" (diplos), "point" (aki), "teeth" (odontes)[1]) is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. It was the size of a rhinoceros, with the last two upper premolars molar-like.[2]

A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lydekker, Richard (1911). "Titanotheriidae" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 1018–1019.
  3. ^ Matthew C. Mihlbachler (2011). "A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 202–214. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539653.
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Brontotheriidae
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Clade: Synapsida
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Perissodactyla
  • Suborder: Hippomorpha
Basal brontotheres
Megacerops coloradensis
Brontotheriinae
Brontotheriini
Embolotheriina
  • Gnathotitan
  • Aktautitan
  • Metatitan
  • Nasamplus
  • Protembolotherium
  • Embolotherium
Brontotheriina
Taxon identifiers
Diplacodon