Public art & sculpture · London
Coryphodon
Coryphodon — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Coryphodon is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Coryphodon (from Greek κορῦφὴ, "point", and ὀδοὺς, "tooth", meaning peaked tooth, referring to "the development of the angles of the ridges into points [on the molars].") is an extinct genus of pantodonts of the family Coryphodontidae. Coryphodon was a pantodont, a member of the world's first group of large browsing mammals. It migrated across what is now northern North America (being among the largest of fauna in Wasatch Formation), replacing Barylambda, an earlier pantodont. It is regarded as the ancestor of the genus Hypercoryphodon of Late Eocene Mongolia. Coryphodon is known from many specimens in North America and considerably fewer in Europe, Mongolia, and China. It is a small to medium-sized coryphodontid which differs from other members of the family in dental characteristics.
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Background
Description
]] At about 1 m at shoulder height and 2.5 m in body length, Coryphodon is one of the largest-known mammals of its time. The creature was very slow, with long upper limbs and short lower limbs, which were needed to support its weight. Coryphodon does not seem to have been in need of much in the way of defences, however, since most known predators of the time seem to have been much smaller than Coryphodon. Coryphodon had one of the smallest brain/body ratios of any mammal, living or extinct, possessing a brain weighing just 90 g and a body weight of around 500 kg. The dentition of Coryphodon is similar to those of basal ungulates, the dental formula being . Coryphodon bore tusks derived from…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4874, 0.1308
- District
- Bexley
- Parish
- Bexley, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE2 0AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Erith and Thamesmead
- Official site
- www.lesnesabbeywoods.org
Sources
- osm: node/12424512703 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Coryphodon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coryphodon?
- Coryphodon is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE2 0AX), in the parish of Bexley, unparished area.
- Is Coryphodon free to visit?
- Yes, Coryphodon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coryphodon?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SE2 0AX. It sits within the Erith and Thamesmead parliamentary constituency.