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Hyopsodus
EntityQ2981837· pop 14· linked from 236 articles

thumb|left|Restoration of Hyopsodus paulus

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Hyopsodus
taxon name
Hyopsodus
start time
56000000-0
end time
45000000-0
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thumb|left|Restoration of Hyopsodus paulus

Hyopsodus is a genus of extinct early ungulate mammal of the family Hyopsodontidae, a group associated with or basal to the Perissodactyla. It was a small mammal with skull of about 6 cm in length. Fossils of this genus have been found in the Eocene of North America, especially the Bighorn Basin region of the United States. It has also been found in Eurasia.

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