Periptychus
| Periptychus | |
|---|---|
| Skeletal reconstruction of P. carinidens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Periptychidae |
| Subfamily: | †Periptychinae |
| Genus: | †Periptychus Cope, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| †Periptychus carinidens Cope, 1881 | |
| Species | |
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Periptychus is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the family Periptychidae. It lived from the Early to Late Paleocene and its fossil remains have been found in North America.