Militocodon
 | This article relies on a single source. (December 2024) |
| Militocodon Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Family: | †Periptychidae |
| Genus: | †Militocodon |
| Species: | †M. lydae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Militocodon lydae Weaver et. al., 2024 | |
Militocodon is an extinct genus of periptychid that lived in Colorado during the Danian stage of the Palaeocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. lydae.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Weaver, Lucas N.; Crowell, Jordan W.; Chester, Stephen G. B.; Lyson, Tyler R. (30 April 2024). "Skull of a new periptychid mammal from the lower Paleocene Denver Formation of Colorado (Corral Bluffs, El Paso County)". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 31 (2). doi:10.1007/s10914-024-09716-5. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 14 December 2024 – via Springer Nature Link.