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Also known as Hexodon

Conoryctes ("cone digger") is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct tribe Conoryctini within extinct subfamily Conoryctinae and extinct family Conoryctidae, that lived in North America from early to middle Paleocene.

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Conoryctes ("cone digger") is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct tribe Conoryctini within extinct subfamily Conoryctinae and extinct family Conoryctidae, that lived in North America from early to middle Paleocene.

== Palaeobiology == Conoryctes comma had well-stabilised digits and powerful forelimbs, indicating that it was highly adapted for scratch-digging.

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