Escavadodon ("tooth from Escavada") is an extinct genus of pangolin-like myrmecophagous placental mammals of extinct monotypic family Escavadodontidae within extinct order Palaeanodonta, that lived in North America during the middle Paleocene.

[1][2] It contains a single species, Escavadodon zygus, recovered from the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Escavadodon is shown in the following cladogram:[3][4][5] Pan-Carnivora Pholidota (sensu stricto) †Escavadodon zygus †Melaniella †Amelotabes †Epoicotherium †Molaetherium †Xenocranium †Epoicotheriinae†Tetrapassalus †Dipassalus †Alocodontulum †Auroratherium †Pentapassalus †Tubulodon †Arcticanodon †Propalaeanodontinae †Mylanodon †Brachianodon †Palaeanodon †Metacheiromyinae †Metacheiromys †Ernanodontidae This prehistoric mammal-related article is a stub.

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