Cypretherium

Name: Cypretherium ‭(‬Cypress beast‭).
Phonetic: Sy-pris-fee-ree-um.
Named By: Unavailable.
Synonyms: Archaeotherium coarctatum,‭ ‬Entelodon coarctatum.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Arctiodactyla,‭ ‬Entelodontidae.
Species: C.‭ ‬coarctatum.
Diet: Omnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Canada,‭ ‬Saskatchewan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cypress Hills Formation.
Time period: Late Eocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.

       Cypretherium is a little known entelodont that has had fossil remains previously attributed to both Entelodon and Archaeotherium.‭ ‬Like its relatives,‭ ‬the exact diet of Cypretherium is unknown with most researchers treating Cypretherium as an omnivore.

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