Diacodexeidae Explained

Diacodexeidae is an extinct family of basal artiodactyl mammals from the Eocene of North America, Europe, and Asia. The family includes some of the earliest known artiodactyls, such as Diacodexis. They were small animals with short snouts, and closely related to the dichobunids, with which they were formerly classified.^[1]

The following genera are recognised:^[1]

† Family Diacodexeidae

• Bunophorus (North America, Europe)
• Diacodexis (North America, Europe, Asia)
• Eolantianius (Kyrgyzstan)^[2]
• Gujaratia (India)
• Neodiacodexis (Wyoming)
• Simpsonodus (Colorado)
• Tapochoerus (California)

Notes and References

1. Book: Jessica M. . Theodor . Evolution of Artiodactyls . Jörg . Erfurt . Grégoire Métais . 2007-10-23 . Johns Hopkins University . 9780801887352 . Donald R. . Prothero . 32–58 . The earliest artiodactyls: Diacodexeidae, Dichobunidae, Homacodontidae, Leptochoeridae and Raoellidae . Scott E. . Foss . https://books.google.com/books?id=qO8H_alEofAC&pg=PA32.
2. Averianov . A. . December 1996 . Artiodactyla from the Early Eocene of Kyrgyzstan . Palaeovertebrata . 25 . 2-4 . 359-369 . 3 September 2023.