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Entelodon

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per quadrant). It had only two toes on each foot, and its legs were built for fast running. Its long, wide head was supported by a robust, short neck, and its
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remains are primarily known from Europe, although fossils have also been found in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and even as far east as Japan.
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populated a broad swath of Europe, with remains found in Spain, Germany, France, Romania, and the Caucasus. Extensive remains of
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Aymard, A. (1846). "Essai monographique sur un nouveau genre de mammifere' fossile trouve dans la Haute-Loire, et nomme
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were greatly enlarged and protruded noticeably from the sides of the head. Though it was more closely related to
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Joeckel, R. M. (1990). "A Functional Interpretation of the Masticatory System and Paleoecology of Entelodonts".
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were around 1.35 metres (4 ft 5 in) tall at the shoulders, with a 65 centimetres (26 in) skull.
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Foss, Scott E. (2007). "Family Entelodontidae". In Prothero, Donald R.; Foss, Scott E. (eds.).
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It is one of four entelodont genera native to Eurasia, the other three being the primitive
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Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids: 65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe
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Systematics and Paleobiology of the Entelodontidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla)
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Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Sciences, Arts et Commerce du Puy
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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 120–129. 540: 388: 379: 504:, with a large, bulky body, slender legs, and a long snout. 983: 716:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 927:"Sur un nouveau genre de Pachydermes fossiles ( 935:Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles 8: 908:Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 598:is known from a single tooth discovered in 971: 952:Paleobiology Database:Entelodon deguilhemi 112: 20: 835: 833: 816: 814: 812: 810: 808: 432:) until the Rupelian epoch of the early 630: 963:Paleobiology Database:Entelodon dirus 396:'tooth', referring to its "complete" 7: 636: 634: 511:had complete eutherian dentition (3 14: 612: 375:(meaning 'complete teeth', from 137: 1121:Prehistoric Artiodactyla genera 820:Agustí, J and Antón, M (2002). 1: 1116:Fossil taxa described in 1846 643:The Evolution of Artiodactyls 400:dentition), formerly called 1111:Oligocene mammals of Europe 767:American Journal of Science 757:Marsh, O. C. (1894-05-01). 1139: 1101:Rupelian genus extinctions 931:) voisin des Hippopotames" 389: 380: 268:(type species)Aymard, 1846 121:Two mandibular canines of 1106:Oligocene mammals of Asia 854:10.1017/S0094837300010198 783:10.2475/ajs.s3-47.281.407 354: 347: 322:Matthew and Granger, 1923 260: 255: 238: 231: 134:Scientific classification 132: 120: 111: 23: 769:. s3-47 (281): 407–408. 507:Like other entelodonts, 489:Size comparison between 16:Extinct genus of mammals 681:Foss, Scott E. (2001). 666:PaleoBiology Database: 619:Paleontology portal 1091:Oligocene Artiodactyla 570: 494: 1063:Paleobiology Database 706:Scott, W. B. (1898). 565: 500:was a fairly typical 488: 584:Entelodon deguilhemi 546:European species of 775:1894AmJS...47..407M 925:Pomel, A. (1847). 898:Pomel, A. (1847). 708:"The Osteology of 588:Vayres-sur-Essonne 586:were uncovered in 571: 495: 295:(Delfortrie, 1874) 1078: 1077: 977:Taxon identifiers 902:Elotherium magnum 824:. 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Eukaryota
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Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Entelodontidae
Entelodon
Aymard
Type species
Aymard
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