| Tetraclaenodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Phenacodontidae |
| Genus: | †Tetraclaenodon Scott, 1892 |
| Species[1][2] | |
Tetraclaenodon was a genus of small and earlyungulatemammals that was part of thePhenacodontidae family.[3] It is the oldest and most primitive phenacodontid.[4] Its fossils known from theNacimiento Formation,New Mexico. In 2012,Tetraclaenodon was defined as the basalmost member of the clade containing "Phenacodontidae" and Altungulata.[4]
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