†Xiphodon Cuvier 1822 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Xiphodontidae
Alternative spelling: Xyphodon
Parent taxon: Xiphodontidae according to J. Erfurt and G. Metais 2007
See also Carroll 1988, Cuesta Ruíz-Colmenares et al. 2006, Gray 1825, Hooker 1986 and Owen 1848
Sister taxa: Dichodon, Haplomeryx, Leptotheridium, Paraxiphodon
Subtaxa: Xiphodon castrensis Xiphodon gracile Xiphodon intermedium
Ecology: ground dwelling folivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (19 collections), Spain (5), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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