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Stylinodon

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Kingdom
  
Suborder
  
†Taeniodonta

Subfamily
  
†Stylinodontinae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Family
  
†Stylinodontidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  

Similar
  
Taeniodonta, Pantolambda, Titanoides, Archaeobelodon, Barylambda

stylinodon mirus


Stylinodon is an extinct genus of taeniodont mammal, and is the best known, and last genus of taeniodonts, lived some 45 million years ago during middle Eocene in North America.

The skull suggests it had a blunt face, and a very short snout. Species ranged in size from pigs to leopards, reached a body mass of up to 80 kilograms (180 lb). Its canines had developed into huge, incisor-like root-less teeth. Stylinodon's molars were covered in enamel and continued growing throughout its life. Most likely, it fed on rough roots and tubers.

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References

Stylinodon Wikipedia