Griphodon

Name: Griphodon.
Phonetic: Grif-o-don.
Named By: H.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Anothony‭ ‬-‭ ‬1924.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia.
Species: G.‭ ‬peruvianus‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Insectivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Peru.
Time period: Eocene/Oligocene.
Fossil representation: Partial jaw.

       Griphodon is a little known and little understood genus of mammal from South America.

Further reading
-‭ ‬A new fossil perissodactyl from Peru.‭ ‬-‭ ‬American Museum Novitates‭ ‬111:1‭–‬13‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Anothony‭ ‬-‭ ‬1924.



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