Name: Griphodon.
Phonetic: Grif-o-don.
Named By: H. E. Anothony - 1924.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia.
Species: G. peruvianus
(type).
Diet: Insectivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Peru.
Time period: Eocene/Oligocene.
Fossil representation: Partial jaw.
Griphodon is a little known and little understood genus of mammal from South America.
Further reading
- A new fossil perissodactyl from Peru. - American Museum
Novitates 111:1–13 - H. E. Anothony - 1924.
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