Ernanodon
Ernanodon ("a sprout of toothless animals") is an extinct genus of placental mammal from extinct family Ernanodontidae within extinct order Palaeanodonta, that lived from the middle to late Paleocene in China (Nongshan Formation) and Mongolia.
| Ernanodon Temporal range: middle to late Paleocene | |
|---|---|
| Reconstructed skeleton at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Reconstruction of Ernanodon antelios | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Palaeanodonta |
| Family: | †Ernanodontidae |
| Genus: | †Ernanodon Ding, 1979 |
| Type species | |
| †Ernanodon antelios Ding, 1979 | |
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