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Bothriodon

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Bothriodon
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Bothriodon americanus skull at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Anthracotheriidae
Genus: Bothriodon
Aymard, 1848

Bothriodon is an extinct genus of anthracotheriid artiodactyl from the late Eocene to early Oligocene of Asia, Europe, and North America. It was about the size of a large pig, reaching an estimated weight of more than 199 kg (439 lbs).[1]

References

  • The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose
  • Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton