Aletodon
Extinct genus of mammals
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Aletodon is a genus of ground dwelling insectivores, now extinct. The genus flourished from around 58.7 to 55.8 Ma.[1] It was native to Colorado, Wyoming, and western North Dakota.[2]
| Aletodon Temporal range: Middle Tiffanian - Clarkforkian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Hyopsodontidae |
| Genus: | †Aletodon Gingerich, 1977[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Aletodon gunnelli | |
