Reconstruction of the skull of Achaenodon robustus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
†Helohyidae
Genus:
†Achaenodon Cope, 1873
Type species
†Achaenodon insolens
Cope, 1873
Other species
A. robustus Osborn, 1883
A. uintense Osborn, 1895
A. fremdi Lucas et al. 2004
Achaenodon is an extinct artiodactyl mammal, possibly belonging to the family Helohyidae. It lived in the mid-late Eocene (about 43-39 million years ago) and its fossil remains have been found in North America.[1]
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Achaenodon is an extinct artiodactyl mammal, possibly belonging to the family Helohyidae. It lived in the mid-late Eocene (about 43-39 million years ago)...
elongated (e.g. in Helohyus), but in some forms ascribed to this family (Achaenodon), it was very short. Compared to other primitive artiodactyls such as...
define the Uintan North American Land Mammal Age. The index taxa include: Achaenodon, Amynodon, Diplacodon, Eobasileus, Leptotragulus, Oxyaenodon, Oromeryx...
osmontii †Acericecis †Acericecis chaneyi – type locality for species †Achaenodon †Achaenodon fremdi – type locality for species †Achlyoscapter †Achlyoscapter...
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Images Achaenodon A. insolens Wyoming AMNH 5143, fragmentary mandible A. robustus Wyoming PU 10033...
respectively. Colbert compared B. wyomingensis to Helohyus, Chaeropotamus, Achaenodon, and Parahyus based on tooth shape. No mandibles were preserved with the...
Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Abies †Achaenodon †Achaenodon uintensis – type locality for species †Acmeodon †Acrocera †Acrocera...
†Aceroryctes dulcis – type locality for species †Achaenodon †Achaenodon insolens – type locality for species †Achaenodon robustus – type locality for species †Acidomomys...