Sthenodectes

Extinct genus of mammals

Sthenodectes
Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Brontotheriidae
Genus: Sthenodectes
Gregory, 1912
Species

S. incisivum Douglass 1909

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]

References

  1. ^ Sthenodectes at fossilworks


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Basal brontotheres
Megacerops coloradensis
Brontotheriinae
Brontotheriini
Embolotheriina
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Brontotheriina
Taxon identifiers
Sthenodectes


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