Escavadodon
Escavadodon ("tooth from Escavada") is an extinct genus of pangolin-like insectivorous mammal which was endemic to North America during the Early Paleocene (Torrejonian in the NALMA classification), from approximately 63.8 to 60.9 Ma, existing for approximately . It contains a single species, Escavadodon zygus. Taxonomy. The monotypic family Escavadodontidae was erected by Rose and Lucas in 2000 to hold the type species, recovered from the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico. Phylogenetic tree. The phylogenetic relationships of genus "Escavadodon" is shown in the following cladogram: