Megacanodon

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Megacanodon
Temporal range: Oligocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea
Genus: Megacanodon
Species:
M. dongxiangense
Binomial name
Megacanodon dongxiangense
Lu et. al., 2024

Megacanodon is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid that inhabited China during the Oligocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus containing the species M. dongxiangense. [1]

References

  1. Lu, Xiaokang; Deng, Tao; Sun, Boyang; Paul, Rummy; Hou, Yemao; Sun, Danhui; Li, Shijie (10 June 2024). "A new rhinocerotoid (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Late Oligocene of Linxia Basin, China" . Historical Biology : 1–9. doi:10.1080/08912963.2024.2357606. ISSN   0891-2963 . Retrieved 14 December 2024 via Taylor and Francis Online.