Anacodon
| Anacodon Temporal range: Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Arctocyonia |
| Family: | †Arctocyonidae |
| Genus: | †Anacodon Cope, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| †Anacodon ursidens Cope, 1882 | |
| Species | |
Anacodon is a genus of arctocyonid from the Eocene of North America. It is known from the type species, A. ursidens, a second species, A. cultridens, and a possible third, A. nexus. Initially believed to be a relative of Phenacodon, it was subsequently found to be an arctocyonid, possibly related to Claenodon. Anacodon was extremely robust compared to other members of its family, and may have been capable of climbing and digging like modern bears.