#Coryphodon (from Greek κορῦφὴ, "point", and ὀδοὺς, "tooth", meaning peaked tooth, referring to "the development of the angles of the ridges into points [on the molars].")[1]
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October 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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#Coryphodon (from Greek κορῦφὴ, "point", and ὀδοὺς, "tooth", meaning peaked tooth, referring to "the development of the angles of the ridges into points [on the molars].")[1]
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October 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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For those not in the know, I used to be in paleontology. So I have found Coryphodon fossils (including partial skeletons) in WY before, hence how I was able to super hyper realism this dream, I suppose. 😅
October 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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How do I go about my day after having a hyper realistic dream that my fam was on a WY vacation, pulled over at an Eocene outcrop, and stumbled on an 80% complete Coryphodon skeleton with MUMMIFIED SKIN, but it was off-season for fieldwork so I was making far flung phone calls to get anyone out here?
October 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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A few behind-the-scenes photos of Minimalist Coryphodon. After a couple colleagues expressed disappointment that our “giant” of the Paleocene wasn’t all that giant, I pushed for a more agro pose.
I wanted visitors to leave understanding that an animal this size could easily crush them!
I wanted visitors to leave understanding that an animal this size could easily crush them!
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The early Paleogene is famously a time of giant birds and tiny horses. Taking some inspiration from Alice in Wonderland, we wanted to evoke the feeling that sizes are off-kilter and nothing is as it seems. Jay Ryan’s unique graphic art style defines the look of the exhibition.
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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After the Age of Dinosaurs is open this week! Here’s a 🧵 about our weird, trippy show about the weird, trippy recovery period after the end-Cretaceous extinction.
August 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Found your exhibit
May 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Unruh-Friesen - Seasonal variation during Eocene hyperthermals via intra-tooth stable isotope variation in Coryphodon
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No explicit permission to share, so assuming embargo
April 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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D'Emic - Coryphodon histology
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No explicit permission to share so assuming embargo
April 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Another William Stout mural from the San Diego MNH, dont have a visual key but I think it's Oligocene or Eocene? by the pantodonts (prob Coryphodon and smth like Pantolambda?) and the rabbit-like Sespia in lower left. #paleoart
I'm working on acquiring the book of his murals.
I'm working on acquiring the book of his murals.
March 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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(Coryphodon)
February 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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An unnervingly warm and beautiful February day in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico’s Rio San José Eocene badlands.
H spotted a pair of fossil coryphodon teeth. :0)
H spotted a pair of fossil coryphodon teeth. :0)
February 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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#FossilFriday: Coryphodon, various species of which are known from the late Paleocene-middle Eocene (57-46 million year ago) of North America, Europe, Mongolia and China.
February 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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A gift drawing I made a few years ago to my friend and colleague @denoudenderek.bsky.social who introduced me to the wonders of Paleogene mammals
Here, a Coryphodon and his stem-primate pal are having a banter with Presbyornis in the background
Here, a Coryphodon and his stem-primate pal are having a banter with Presbyornis in the background
January 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The Paleocene was a big time for mammals, when lineages that survived the asteroid-caused mass extinction of 66 million years ago began to evolve in new ways. Among them was Coryphodon, a swamp-dwelling herbivore that belonged to a now totally-extinct group of mammals called pantodonts. 🧪
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Coryphodon sculpture, Lesnes Abbey Woods, a couple of hours ago #filters #instagram
May 24, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Another 3d printed fossil skull; Coryphodon anthrocoides, a large, prehistoric herbivore. The model required a little cleanup, and was printed in two pieces and assembled. (It'll get a better paint job eventually, by someone else.)
Original Mesh: www.phenome10k.org/coryphodon-a...
#PaleoArt
Original Mesh: www.phenome10k.org/coryphodon-a...
#PaleoArt
March 12, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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I have discovered that this 3d printed Moropus elatus jaw works great for holding smaller 3d printed skulls upright while their glue dries. In this case, a Coryphodon anthrocides.
#PaleoArt (in progress)
Original scans www.phenome10k.org/moropus-elat...
and www.phenome10k.org/coryphodon-a...
#PaleoArt (in progress)
Original scans www.phenome10k.org/moropus-elat...
and www.phenome10k.org/coryphodon-a...
February 21, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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Gregory gives an index for Coryphodon that matches Homo. Looking at images of the coryphodont skeleton, I doubt this stands today. Humans are at least better runners than are uintatheres, elephants, glyptodonts, and diprotodontids. But clearly we are at the low end for mammals with adducted posture.
October 28, 2023 at 12:15 AM
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Gregory decades ago published a brief but ingormative list, of ungulate and amblypod mt3/f ratios. Coryphodon scores as man (0.14), Uintatherium is 0.10, proboscideans are 0.11-0.13, and brontotheriids are 0.20-0.21. Genus Rhinoceros is 0.37. Tragulus is 0.56, Eohippus 0.50, and Mesohippus, is 0.57
October 27, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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This thing that popped up into my head about two years ago, bc my brain is porridge.
( I'm fairly certain it's Coryphodon)
#art #SciArt
( I'm fairly certain it's Coryphodon)
#art #SciArt
August 23, 2023 at 8:57 PM
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Posting some more paleo oldies. These ones have more of a plant focus.
July 29, 2023 at 9:45 PM
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The Arctic and Antarctic were largely free of ice and sea level was much higher.
Reconstruction of Eocene High Arctic rain forest environment with Coryphodon; inset shows Arctic tapir Thuliadanta. Images are courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History (© AMNH/D. Finnin).
Reconstruction of Eocene High Arctic rain forest environment with Coryphodon; inset shows Arctic tapir Thuliadanta. Images are courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History (© AMNH/D. Finnin).
November 24, 2024 at 4:52 AM
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