Oodectes ("egg biter") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from the early to middle Eocene.[9][10]
Oodectes Temporal range: Eocene
early to middle | |
---|---|
part of lower jaw of Oodectes herpestoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Pan-Carnivora |
Clade: | Carnivoramorpha |
Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
Genus: | †Oodectes Wortman, 1901 |
Type species | |
†Oodectes herpestoides Wortman, 1901
| |
Species | |
Synonyms | |