Hyopsodontidae

Hyopsodontidae; Temporal range: Early Paleocene to Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Condylarthra
Family:	†Hyopsodontidae; Trouessart, 1789
Genera
	see text

Hyopsodontidae is an extinct family of unspecialized, primitive mammals form the Condylarthra order, living from Paleocene to Eocenein North America and Eurasia

They were generally small insectivorous animals. The most common gender is Hyopsodus.

All of them were small ungulates, their size ranging from that of a squirrel to that of a weasel. Although much more herbivorous in their diet than the arctocyonids, and lacking their powerful canines, the hyopsodontids still had a generalized dentition, with a full set of incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. During the Paleocene in Europe, they reached a high diversity level, starting with Louisina and Monshyus in Hainin and following in the Cernaysian beds with Tricuspiodon, Paratricuspiodon, and Paschatherium^[1].

List of Genus

References

^ Agusti, Jordi; Anton, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231116403..

[1] Agusti, Jordi; Anton, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231116403..

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