Megacanodon
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2024) |
| Megacanodon Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | Rhinocerotoidea |
| Genus: | †Megacanodon |
| Species: | †M. dongxiangense
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| †Megacanodon dongxiangense Lu et. al., 2024
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.