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.L. Van Valen (1967.) "New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification." Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135(5):217-284Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level in Columbia University Press, New York (1997), 631 Seiten.
Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy 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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