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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