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''Eoconodon'' is an extinct 
Living individuals were about the size of a modern house cat, but were considered giant for mammals at the time.
genus
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of triisodontid mesonychid
Mesonychia ("middle claws") is an extinct taxon of small- to large-sized carnivorous ungulates related to artiodactyls. Mesonychids first appeared in the early Paleocene, went into a sharp decline at the end of the Eocene, and died out entirely ...
that existed during the early Paleocene
The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), E ...
of North America. Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.
Living individuals were about the size of a modern house cat, but were considered giant for mammals at the time.
Species
* ''Eoconodon copanus'' * ''Eoconodon coryphaeus'' * ''Eoconodon ginibitohia'' * ''Eoconodon heilprinianus'' * ''Eoconodon nidhoggi''References
Mesonychids Paleocene mammals of North America Paleocene genus extinctions Fossil taxa described in 1921 Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub