Ectoconus

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Ectoconus Fossil range: Lower Paleocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Condylarthra Family: Periptychidae Genus: Ectoconus

Ectoconus was a sheep sized member of the Periptychidae family which lived during the Lower Paleocene in what is now North America.

Ectoconus was stoutly built and had a small braincase, short, strong limbs and a heavy tail. Its feet had five hooved digits much in the manner of today's ungulates.

Most complete skeletons of Ectoconus have been found in New Mexico.

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