Dissacus navajovius and Eoconodon coryphaeus
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#Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychian that existed during the early Paleocene of North America.[1] Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.[2]

#Eoconodon is an extinct genus of triisodontid mesonychian that existed during the early Paleocene of North America.[1] Characteristics of the genus include massive jaws, blunt builds, and strong canine teeth.[2]

A wolf-like animal, Pachyaena, laps water at the shore of a river, while two otter-like animals, the larger being Hapalorestes, and the smaller Hapalodects, swim deeper within the water.

A skinny, terrier-sized animal, Guillestes, scampers across leaf litter, passing by the gigantic, elephantine toes of brontotheres.

A large dog-like animal, Eoconodon, is chewing on a lizard it has just dug out of the forest floor. A second, smaller animal, skitters by.

Two large, wolf-like animals, Sinonyx, stand in a lotus pond as they bicker over a primitive rabbit in one of the beasts' jaws.

Mesonychia
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