Toxodontidae

Toxodontidae; Temporal range: Late Oligocene-Holocene (Deseadan-Lujanian); ~
	Toxodon platensis
	Skeleton of Nesodon imbricatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Notoungulata
Clade:	†Eutoxodontia
Family:	†Toxodontidae; Owen 1845
Subfamilies and genera
	†Haplodontheriinae †Abothrodon; †Haplodontherium; †Mesotoxodon; †Ocnerotherium; †Toxodontherium; †Nesodontinae †Adinotherium; †Nesodon; †Palyeidodon; †Posnanskytherium; †Proadinotherium; †Toxodontinae †Andinotoxodon; †Ceratoxodon; †Charruatoxodon; †Chapalmalodon; †Dinotoxodon; †Eutomodus; †Falcontoxodon; †Gyrinodon; †Hemixotodon; †Hyperoxotodon; †Mesenodon; †Minitoxodon; †Mixotoxodon; †Neoadinotherium; †Neotoxodon; †Nesodonopsis; †Nonotherium; †Paratrigodon; †Pericotoxodon; †Piauhytherium; †Pisanodon; †Plesiotoxodon; †Prototrigodon; †Stenotephanos; †Stereotoxodon; †Toxodon; †Trigodon; †Trigodonops; †Xotodon;

Toxodontidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals, known from the Oligocene to the Holocene (11,000 BP) of South America, with one genus, Mixotoxodon, also known from the Pleistocene of Central America and southern North America (as far north as Texas). Member of the family were medium to large-sized, ranging from around 350–400 kilograms (770–880 lb) in Nesodon to 1,000–1,200 kilograms (2,200–2,600 lb) in Toxodon, and had medium to high-crowned dentition, which in derived members of the group evolved into ever-growing cheek teeth. Isotopic analyses have led to the conclusion that Pleistocene members of the family were flexible mixed feeders (both browsing and grazing).

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Toxodontidae Temporal range: Late Oligocene-Holocene (Deseadan-Lujanian) ~

Toxodon platensis

Skeleton of Nesodon imbricatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Notoungulata
Clade:	†Eutoxodontia
Family:	†Toxodontidae Owen 1845
Subfamilies and genera
†Haplodontheriinae †Abothrodon †Haplodontherium †Mesotoxodon †Ocnerotherium †Toxodontherium †Nesodontinae †Adinotherium †Nesodon †Palyeidodon †Posnanskytherium †Proadinotherium †Toxodontinae †Andinotoxodon †Ceratoxodon †Charruatoxodon †Chapalmalodon †Dinotoxodon †Eutomodus †Falcontoxodon †Gyrinodon †Hemixotodon †Hyperoxotodon †Mesenodon †Minitoxodon †Mixotoxodon †Neoadinotherium †Neotoxodon †Nesodonopsis †Nonotherium †Paratrigodon †Pericotoxodon †Piauhytherium †Pisanodon †Plesiotoxodon †Prototrigodon †Stenotephanos †Stereotoxodon †Toxodon †Trigodon †Trigodonops †Xotodon