Palyeidodon
Extinct genus of notoungulates
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Palyeidodon is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the family Toxodontidae, from the Miocene of Argentina. It contains the single species Palyeidodon obtusum.[1][2]
| Palyeidodon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Skull in Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Notoungulata |
| Family: | †Toxodontidae |
| Genus: | †Palyeidodon Roth, 1898 |
| Species: | †P. obtusum |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palyeidodon obtusum Roth, 1898 | |