Skip to content
Phenacodus
EntityQ1955124· pop 20· linked from 234 articles

Phenacodus

Sign in to save

Phenacodus (Greek: "deception" (phenax), "tooth' (odus)) is an extinct genus of mammals from the late Paleocene through middle Eocene, about 55 million years ago. It is one of the earliest and most primitive of the ungulates, typifying the family Phenacodontidae and the order Perissodactyla.

Wikidata facts

Image
Phenacodus.jpg
Show 2 more facts
taxon name
Phenacodus
Commons category
Phenacodus
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Article

7 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Crania
  • Postcrania
  • Paleoecology
  • Phylogeny
  • Gallery
  • References

Phenacodus (Greek: "deception" (phenax), "tooth' (odus)) is an extinct genus of mammals from the late Paleocene through middle Eocene, about 55 million years ago. It is one of the earliest and most primitive of the ungulates, typifying the family Phenacodontidae and the order Perissodactyla.

==Description==

Connections

Categories