Copecion

Copecion
Temporal range: Wasatchian
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Phenacodontidae
Genus: Copecion
Gingerich, 1989
Species
  • Copecion brachypternus (Cope, 1882)
  • Copecion davisi (type) Gingerich, 1989

Copecion was a genus of early herbivorous mammals that was part of the family Phenacodontidae. It reached 6 to 12 kg and was similar in size and morphology to Ectocion. Both these herbivorous ungulates likely occupied similar ecological niches.