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| Entelodon | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real Life | ||
| Classification | Varies by species | ||
| Species type | Entelodont | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual; give live birth | ||
| Average height | 1.35 m (4.4 ft) tall at the shoulders | ||
| Average length | Skull: 65 cm (2 ft 2in) | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Feeding behavior | Omnivorous (presumed) | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Subspecies | All extinct: Entelodon magnus, Entelodon ronzonii, Entelodon aymardi, Entelodon verdeaui, Entelodon deguilhemi, Entelodon antiquus, Entelodon dirus, Entelodon gobiensis | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | Neutral | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Superorder | Laurasiatheria | ||
| Order | Artiodactyla | ||
| Suborder | Cetruminantia | ||
| Family | †Entelodontidae | ||
| Genus | Entelodon | ||
| Species | magnus | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Extinct | ||
An Entelodon (meaning "complete teeth", from Ancient Greek ἐντελής entelēs "complete" and ὀδών odōn "tooth") is an extinct genus of artiodactyl formerly endemic to Eurasia—primarily in Europe but also in China—during the Paleogene between the Houldjinian (37.2-33.9 mya) and the early Oligocene (33.9-28.4 mya).
Physiology[]
Fairly typical for an entelodont, the genus possessed large, bulky body. They notably had only two toes on each foot, with slender legs built for fast running. Its long snout and wide head was full of a complete eutherian dentition (3 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, and 3 molars per quadrant) and was supported by a robust and short neck, with cheekbones that were greatly enlarged and noticeably protruding from the sides of its head similar to a warthog. Despite its pig-like appearance it was in fact more closely related to hippos and whales than suids.
Distribution[]
Entelodon magnus populated a broad swath of Europe, with remains found in Spain, Germany, France, Romania, and the Caucasus. Extensive remains of Entelodon deguilhemi were uncovered in Vayres-sur-Essonne, France. The Chinese Entelodon dirus is known from a single tooth discovered in Nei Mongol.