Copecion

Copecion was a genus of early herbivorous mammals that was part of the family Phenacodontidae.^[2] It reached 6 to 12 kg and was similar in size and morphology to Ectocion. Both these herbivorous ungulates likely occupied similar ecological niches.^[3]

Copecion Temporal range: Wasatchian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Family:	†Phenacodontidae
Genus:	†Copecion Gingerich, 1989
Species[1]
Copecion brachypternus (Cope, 1882) Copecion davisi (type) Gingerich, 1989