Xenocynus

Xenocynus is an extinct genus of metatherian mammal that lived in Brazil during the Eocene. It is a monotypic genus that contains a single species, Xenocynus crypticus.

Palaeobiology

Biomechanics

X. crypticus possessed a weak bite, but one that was fast.

Palaeoecology

X. crypticus was insectivorous and carnivorous.