Stylinodon Explained
Stylinodon ("tooth with pilar-like fibers")[1] is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct tribe Stylinodontini within subfamily Stylinodontinae and family Stylinodontidae, that lived in North America from early to middle Eocene.[2] [3] [4] [5]
With a weight between and,[2] and length of,[2] it had similar size to a pig. The skull suggests it had a blunt face, and a very short snout. Its canines had developed into huge, incisor-like root-less teeth. Stylinodons molars were covered in enamel and continued growing throughout its life. Most likely, it fed on rough roots and tubers.[6]
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Notes and References
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