Pentacodontidae
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Pentacodontidae ("teeth with five points") is an extinct family of placental mammals from extinct order Pantolesta, that lived in North America and Europe from the early to late Paleocene.
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Pentacodontidae ("teeth with five points") is an extinct family of placental mammals from extinct order Pantolesta, that lived in North America and Europe from the early to late Paleocene.
== Classification and phylogeny == ===Taxonomy=== {|class="wikitable" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Family: †Pentacodontidae Genus: †Aphronorus †Aphronorus bearspawensis †Aphronorus fraudator †Aphronorus orieli †Aphronorus ratatoski †Aphronorus simpsoni Genus: †Bisonalveus †Bisonalveus browni †Bisonalveus gracilis †Bisonalveus holtzmani Genus: †Coriphagus †Coriphagus encinensis †Coriphagus montanus Genus: †Eurolestes †Eurolestes dupuisi Genus: †Pentacodon †Pentacodon inversus †Pentacodon occultus
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