Ziphacodon
| Ziphacodon Temporal range: early Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivoramorpha |
| Family: | †Miacidae |
| Genus: | †Ziphacodon Marsh, 1872 |
| Species: | †Z. rugatus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ziphacodon rugatus M. R. Thorpe, 1923 | |
Ziphacodon is an extinct genus of Miacidae. The species Ziphacodon rugatus was described as a new species by M. R. Thorpe in 1923. The genus itself was first described by Marsh in 1872.
Sources
- Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level: Above the Species by Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell, and George Gaylord Simpson ISBN 0-231-11013-8
- paleodb.org
- taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl
- uio.mbl.edu
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