Theosodon

Taxobox
name = "Thesodon"
fossil_range = Early Miocene
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = †Litopterna
familia = †Macraucheniidae
genus = †"Thesodon"
species = †"T. lydekkeeri"
binomial = "Theosodon lydekkeeri"
subdivision_ranks = Genera and Species
subdivision =
* †"T. lydekkeeri"
* †"T. garretorum"
* †"T. fontanus (fontanai)"
* †"T. gracilis"
* †"T. karaikensis"
* †"T. patagonica"

"Theosodon" is an extinct genus of litoptern mammal.

The 2 m (6 ft 8 in) long creature bore a superficial resemblance the modern guanaco. It had a long neck and tapir-like three-toed feet. Judging from the position of its nostrils, "Theosodon" had a short trunk, though shorter than its other relatives from the Macraucheniidae family, namely "Macrauchenia". Theosodon was discovered with a full set of teeth, and its jaws, namely its lower mandible, were very thin and large [http://www.grupopaleo.com.ar/miramarprehistorica/miothesodon.htm] . The number of dental bones found within this animal's remains were 44, which is the primitive condition of placental mammal dentition. "Theosodon" lived during the early Miocene.