''Escavadodon'' ("tooth from Escavada") is an extinct genus of
pangolin-like
insectivorous mammal which was endemic to
North America during the
Early Paleocene
The Danian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Paleocene epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Series, of the Paleogene period (geology), Period or system (stratigraphy), System, and of the Ce ...
(
Torrejonian in the
NALMA classification), from approximately 63.8 to 60.9
Ma, existing for approximately .
Paleobiology Database: Escavadodontidae basic info.
/ref> It contains a single species, ''Escavadodon zygus''.
Taxonomy
The monotypic family Escavadodontidae was erected by Rose and Lucas in 2000 to hold the type species, recovered from the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
.
Phylogenetic tree
The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Escavadodon'' is shown in the following cladogram:
References
Palaeanodonta
Paleocene mammals of North America
Torrejonian
Fossils of the United States
Paleontology in New Mexico
Fossil taxa described in 2000
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