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Gagadon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
†Homacodontidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Mammalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Even-toed ungulate


Gagadon ("Gaga tooth") is an extinct genus of even-toed ungulate that lived in the early Eocene of North America. The type and only known species, Gagadon minimonstrum, was described in 2014 based on lower teeth and jaw fragments found in the Wasatch Formation of Bitter Creek, Wyoming. The genus is named in honor of the singer Lady Gaga, while the species name minimonstrum ("mini monster") refers to the small size and presence of unusual cusps on the teeth.

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Gagadon Wikipedia