Diacodexis

Diacodexis
Jaw fragments of Diacodexis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: †Diacodexeidae
Genus: †Diacodexis
Cope, 1882
Species
  • †D. antunesi
  • †D. gracilis
  • †D. ilicis
  • †D. kelleyi
  • †D. metsiacus
  • †D. minutus
  • †D. primus
  • †D. secans
  • †D. woltonensis
  •  ?†D. absarokae

Diacodexis is an extinct genus of small herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Diacodexeidae that lived in North America and Europe from 55.4 mya to 46.2 mya, existing for approximately 9.2 million years.

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