Entelodon
SpeciesPrehistoric Mammals
An extinct entelodont artiodactyl from Eurasia
1.25Uncommon
Uncommon
Entelodon
- Prehistoric Mammals
- Hoofed Mammals
Entelodon is an extinct genus of entelodont artiodactyl known from Eurasia. Its name means “complete teeth” and refers to its complete eutherian dentition. The genus was formerly called Elotherium. Fossils of Entelodon species occur in Paleogene strata, from the Houldjinian, about 37.2 to 33.9 million years ago, through the Rupelian of the early Oligocene, about 33.9 to 28.4 million years ago.
- Status
- Extinct genus
- Range
- Eurasia
- Fossil age
- Houldjinian to early Oligocene Rupelian
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Entelodon (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q133847
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Didier Descouens. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDidier Descouens, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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