Eoconodon
| Eoconodon Temporal range: | |
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| Eoconodon coryphaeus skull, Denver Museum of Nature and Science | |
| Life reconstruction of Eoconodon coryphaeus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Mesonychia |
| Family: | †Triisodontidae |
| Genus: | †Eoconodon Matthew & Granger, 1921 |
| Type species | |
| †Eoconodon coryphaeus (Cope, 1885) | |
| Species | |
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Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychian that existed during the early Paleocene of North America. Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.
Eoconodon is considered to be a giant for mammals during the Early Paleocene, with E. coryphaeus weighing up to 47 kilograms (104 lb).