Periptychus

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Periptychus Temporal range: Early Paleocene-Late Paleocene (Puercan-Tiffanian) ~63.3–61.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Skeletal reconstruction of P. carinidens
Life reconstruction of Periptychus carinidens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Family:	†Periptychidae
Subfamily:	†Periptychinae
Genus:	†Periptychus Cope, 1881
Type species
†Periptychus carinidens Cope, 1881
Species
P. carinidens Cope, 1881 P. coarctatus Cope, 1883

Periptychus is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the family Periptychidae. It lived from the Early to Late Paleocene and its fossil remains have been found in North America.