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Stylinodontidae
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Stylinodontidae

extinct family
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  • Psittacotherium
    taeniodont

    The single known family, Stylinodontidae, is made up of two subfamilies, Conoryctinae and Stylinodontinae. The Conoryctinae were rather generalized forms with no special peculiarities. During the Paleocene, they gradually increased from the size of an opossum to that of a small bear; however, they did not survive the close…

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    The single known family, Stylinodontidae, is made up of two subfamilies, Conoryctinae and Stylinodontinae. The Conoryctinae were rather generalized forms with no special peculiarities. During the Paleocene, they gradually increased from the size of an opossum to that of a small bear; however, they did not survive the close…

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