Английская Википедия:Colodon

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Colodon is an extinct genus of herbivorous mammals that were related to tapirs of today.[1]

Taxonomy

Species of Colodon were originally placed within the genus Lophiodon but were later found to be distinct.[2]

Description

Colodon had small or absent canines and short, broad cheek teeth. The skull had a greatly enlarged narial incision and greatly reduced nasals. Similarities between the skulls of Colodon and true tapirs suggest it may have had a very small trunk as well.[2]

Colodon first appeared in the Late Eocene and lasted until the Whitneyan.

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  1. L. T. Holbrook. 1999. The Phylogeny and classification of tapiromorph perissodactyls (Mammalia). Cladistics 15(3):331-350
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