Diplacodon

Diplacodon
	D. progressum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Brontotheriidae
Genus:	†Diplacodon; Marsh, 1875

Diplacodon (Greek: "double" (diplos), "point" (aki), "teeth" (odontes)^[1]) is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. It was the size of a rhinoceros, with the last two upper premolars molar-like.^[2]

A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States.^[3]

References

^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
^ Lydekker, Richard (1911). "Titanotheriidae" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 1018–1019.
^ Matthew C. Mihlbachler (2011). "A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 202–214. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539653.

[1] "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.

[2] Lydekker, Richard (1911). "Titanotheriidae" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 1018–1019.

[3] Matthew C. Mihlbachler (2011). "A new uintan horned brontothere from Wyoming and the evolution of canine size and sexual dimorphism in the Brontotheriidae (Perissodactyla: Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (1): 202–214. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.539653.

[1]

[2]

[3]