Diplacodon (Greek: "double" (diplos), "point" (aki), "teeth" (odontes)^[1]) is a genus of prehistoric odd-toed ungulates in the family Brontotheriidae. It was the size of a rhinoceros, with the last two upper premolars molar-like.^[2]

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Diplacodon
D. progressum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	†Brontotheriidae
Genus:	†Diplacodon Marsh, 1875

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A new species, D. gigan, was described by Matthew C. Mihlbachler in 2011, from the United States.^[3]