Sthenodectes
Extinct genus of mammals
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Sthenodectes is a genus of brontothere endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene 46.2—40.4 mya, existing for approximately 6 million years.[1]
| Sthenodectes Temporal range: | |
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| Illustration of the type skull of Sthenodectes incisivum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Brontotheriidae |
| Genus: | †Sthenodectes Gregory, 1912 |
| Species | |
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S. incisivum Douglass 1909 | |
