''Stelocyon'' is an extinct genus 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 entirel ...
from the
Paleocene
The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ''pal ...
of North America.
[P. D. Gingerich. 1978. New Condylarthra (Mammalia) from the Paleocene and Early Eocene of North America. ''Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan'' 25(1):1-9]
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ScienceStelocyon Data
Mesonychids
Paleocene mammals of North America
Prehistoric placental genera
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