# Hypercoryphodon

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***Hypercoryphodon*** is an extinct genus of [rhinoceros](/source/Rhinoceros)-sized [pantodont](/source/Pantodont) native to Late [Eocene](/source/Eocene) [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia), and was very similar to its ancestor, *[Coryphodon](/source/Coryphodon)*. Described from a skull, *Hypercoryphodon* is a quadrupedal hippopotamus-like herbivore that may have been able to adapt its feeding to suit different situations. It is thought to have possibly lived in wetland to forest ecosystems that it might have shared with other herbivores such as dinoceratans like *[Gobiatherium](/source/Gobiatherium)*.[2] The low-crowned teeth of *Hypercoryphodon* were adapted for feeding on soft aquatic vegetation.[3]

## References

1. . Retrieved July 2013.

1. Osborn, H. F., & Granger, W. (1932). ["Coryphodonts and uintatheres from the Mongolian Expedition of 1930"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150414095713/http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/3000//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N0552.pdf?sequence=1). *American Museum Novitates*. '***(552): 1-16. Archived from [the original](http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/3000//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/nov/N0552.pdf?sequence=1) on 2015-04-14.***

1. Gabuniia L. K. (1969). *Вымирание древних рептилий и млекопитающих [The extinction of ancient reptiles and mammals]* (in Russian). Metsniereba. p. 147.

## External links

- [Mongolia](https://web.archive.org/web/20121119171432/http://www.okapiland.com/life/life3/asia/mongolia.html) at Okapiland

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