Duchesneodus

Duchesneodus
Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Duchesneodus
Lucas and Schoch, 1982
Species
  • D. californicus (Stock, 1935)
  • D. primitivum (Lambe, 1908)
  • D. uintensis (Peterson, 1931)
  • D. thyboi (Bjork, 1967)

Duchesneodus is a large brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—37.2 mya, existing for approximately 3 million years.[1] The skeletal characteristic of the mammal was defined by the dome size that was sexually in two distinct forms. The females had a lower but prominent dome while the males had larger domes.[2]

References

  1. ^ Duchesneodus at fossilworks
  2. ^ Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1
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Basal brontotheres
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Brontotheriinae
Brontotheriini
Embolotheriina
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  • Aktautitan
  • Metatitan
  • Nasamplus
  • Protembolotherium
  • Embolotherium
Brontotheriina
Taxon identifiers
Duchesneodus


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