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{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammal}} |
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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|50.3|48.6}} [[Ypresian]] |
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|image = Heptodon posticus.jpg |
| image = Heptodon posticus.jpg |
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|taxon = Heptodon |
| taxon = Heptodon |
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|display_parents = 2 |
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|authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]] 1882 |
| authority = [[Edward Drinker Cope|Cope]] 1882 |
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|subdivision_ranks = Species |
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* {{extinct}}''H. minimus'' <small>Qi 1987</small> |
* {{extinct}}''H. minimus'' <small>Qi 1987</small> |
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* {{extinct}}''H. niushanensis'' <small>Chow & Li 1965</small> |
* {{extinct}}''H. niushanensis'' <small>Chow & Li 1965</small> |
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 4 April 2024
| Heptodon Temporal range: Ypresian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | Tapiroidea |
| Family: | †Helaletidae |
| Genus: | †Heptodon Cope 1882 |
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Heptodon is an extinct genus of tapir-type herbivore of the family Helaletidae endemic to North America during the Early Eocene. It lived from 50.3—48.6 mya, existing for approximately 1.7 million years.[1]
Heptodon was about 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length, and closely resembled modern tapirs. The shape of the skull suggests that it probably lacked the characteristic tapir trunk. Instead it probably had a slightly elongated, fleshy upper lip, like its relative Helaletes.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Heptodon at fossilworks
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 261. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.