Conoryctella ("cone digger of earth") is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct tribe Conoryctellini within extinct subfamily Conoryctinae and extinct family Conoryctidae, that lived in North America during the early Paleocene.[4]
| Conoryctella Temporal range: Early Paleocene
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| lower jaw fragment of Conoryctella dragonensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia (?) |
| Order: | †Taeniodonta |
| Family: | †Conoryctidae |
| Subfamily: | †Conoryctinae |
| Tribe: | †Conoryctellini Schoch, 1982[2] |
| Genus: | †Conoryctella Gazin, 1939[1] |
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| †Conoryctella dragonensis Gazin, 1939
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Phylogeny
edit| Placentalia |
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References
edit- ^ C. L. Gazin (1939.) "A further contribution to the Dragon Paleocene fauna of central Utah." Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences 29(7):273-286
- ^ Schoch, R. M. (1982.) "Phylogeny, classification and paleobiology of the Taeniodonta (Mammalia: Eutheria)." Third North Am. Paleontol. Conv. Proc. 2: 465-70
- ^ R. M. Schoch and S. G. Lucas (1981.) "A new species of Conoryctella (Mammalia: Taeniodonta) from the Paleocene of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, and a revision of the genus." Postilla 185:1-23
- ^ "Fossilworks: Conoryctella dragonensis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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