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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 (Greek: "pit" (botros), "teeth" (odontes)[1]) 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).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.hayashibaramuseum.jp/report/pdf/HMNSRB_v3_p143-147.pdf[permanent dead link]

Further reading

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