Ectoconus

Ectoconus
Temporal range: early Paleocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: †Periptychidae
Subfamily: †Periptychinae
Genus: †Ectoconus
Cope, 1884
Type species
†Ectoconus ditrigonus
Species
  • E. cavigellii Eberle and Lillegraven, 1998
  • E. ditrigonus (Cope, 1882) (syn. E. majusculus Matthew, 1937),
  • E. symbolus Gazin, 1939

Ectoconus (Greek: "outside" (ektos), "cone" (konos)[1]) is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivorous mammal of the family Periptychidae, endemic to North America during the Early Paleocene subepochs (66—63.3 mya) existing for approximately 2.7 million years.[2] its skull is about 16 cm in length.[3]

  1. ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Bathygenys, basic info
  3. ^ T. S. Kemp (November 4, 2004). The Origin and Evolution of Mammals. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 237. ISBN 9780191545177. Retrieved 3 March 2024.