Acmeodon was an insectivorous mammal in the Order Cimolesta.
Acmeodon secans is known from two localities in The Breaks, both of which are early Tiffanian (overlap zone) in age. It is known more broadly from late Torrejonian into early Tiffanian faunas.
Acmeodon secans UW 28730 Incomplete RM1 from V-90057Acmeodon secans UW 28730 Incomplete RM1 from V-90057Acmeodon secans UW 28062 RM1 from V-90029Acmeodon secans UW 28062 RM1 from V-90029My sketches of the two specimens of AcmeodonSketch of AMNH 4063, three upper teeth of A. secans
Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.
View all posts by paleololigo
Thanks! My motivation for using fossil mammals for A to Z was to have an excuse to post some of my drawings and these old SEM images. There’ll be more!
I’ll try to expand on these a bit, but it’s hard. Most of these animals are known only from isolated teeth, so we can’t even reconstruct what they might have looked like! I think you’ll like some of my later posts, though. I go more into the relationships of the animals with modern groups.
Hello, Penny. It’s nice to meet a fellow speculative fiction writer. I am hopping over from the A-Z challenge list of participants. Good luck with the rest of the challenge, and I look forward to reading more about your work.
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist 
Very, very cool. Great sketches. Looking forward to seeing more.
LikeLike
Thanks! My motivation for using fossil mammals for A to Z was to have an excuse to post some of my drawings and these old SEM images. There’ll be more!
LikeLike
Very cool! But could you maybe post a little bit more info for curious wanderers like me? 🙂
Happy A to Z!
LikeLike
I’ll try to expand on these a bit, but it’s hard. Most of these animals are known only from isolated teeth, so we can’t even reconstruct what they might have looked like! I think you’ll like some of my later posts, though. I go more into the relationships of the animals with modern groups.
LikeLike
Hello, Penny. It’s nice to meet a fellow speculative fiction writer. I am hopping over from the A-Z challenge list of participants. Good luck with the rest of the challenge, and I look forward to reading more about your work.
LikeLike