Diplacodon

Diplacodon is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. It was the size of a rhinoceros, with the last two upper premolars molar-like.[1]

Diplacodon
D. progressum
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Diplacodon

Marsh, 1875

A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States.[2]

References

  1. Lydekker (1911). "Titanotheriidae" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 1018–1019.
  2. Matthew C. Mihlbachler (2011). "A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 202–214. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539653.
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