| Mixodectes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Dermoptera |
| Family: | †Mixodectidae |
| Genus: | †Mixodectes Cope, 1883 |
| Species | |
Mixodectes pungensCope, 1883 Mixodectes malarisCope, 1884 | |
Mixodectes is anextinctgenus of mixodectidmammal that lived inNorth America during thePalaeoceneepoch.
M. pungens lived anarboreal lifestyle, and itsteeth suggest that it was anomnivore whose diet includedleaves despite lacking thespecialist adaptations forfolivory seen incolugos.[1]
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