Xiphodon
Temporal range: Eocene
Skull of X. gracilis
Skeleton drawing by Georges Cuvier
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Xiphodontidae
Genus: †Xiphodon
Species
  • X. castrense
  • X. gracilis
X. gracilis model in Crystal Palace Park which was long misidentified as a Megaloceros fawn

Xiphodon is an extinct genus of artiodactyl mammals found in European Eocene formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth. Xiphodon was closely related to camels.[1]

References

  1. ^ Flower, W. H. (1876). "1. Description of the Skull of a Species of Xiphodon, Cuvier". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 44: 3–7. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02534.x.
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