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Ectoconus
Ectoconus (Greek: "outside" (ektos), "cone" (konos) ) is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivorous mammal of the family Periptychidae, endemic to North America during the Early Paleocene subepochs (66—63.3 mya) existing for approximately . Its skull is about 16 cm in length.
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Ectoconus (Greek: "outside" (ektos), "cone" (konos) ) is an extinct genus of terrestrial herbivorous mammal of the family Periptychidae, endemic to North America during the Early Paleocene subepochs (66—63.3 mya) existing for approximately . Its skull is about 16 cm in length.
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