
Hyopsodus
Sign in to savethumb|left|Restoration of Hyopsodus paulus
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- Hyopsodus
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- 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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