Hercynodon

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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Kimmeridgian}}

| genus = Hercynodon

| species = germanicus

| authority = Martin et. al., 2021

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Hercynodon is an extinct genus of dryolestid that lived during the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.

Distribution

Hercynodon germanicus is known from the Langenberg Quarry. a fossiliferous locality of the Süntel Formation in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.{{Cite journal |last1=Martin |first1=Thomas |last2=Averianov |first2=Alexander O. |last3=Schultz |first3=Julia A. |last4=Schwermann |first4=Achim H. |last5=Wings |first5=Oliver |date=16 May 2021 |title=A derived dryolestid mammal indicates possible insular endemism in the Late Jurassic of Germany |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-021-01719-z |journal=The Science of Nature |language=en |volume=108 |issue=3 |doi=10.1007/s00114-021-01719-z |issn=0028-1042 |pmc=8126546 |pmid=33993371 |access-date=24 June 2025 |via=Springer Nature Link}}

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